: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10¹/₂ or later 11¹/₂ bushels or 100 U.S. gallons (378 liters)
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: home run
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Guardians slugger Kyle Manzardo hit a two-run homer and Bo Naylor recorded an RBI single — however, that was the lone damage.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Lindor homered in the bottom of the first, and Brett Baty scored on a throwing error by Ramirez in the second before the Marlins extended their lead to 8-2 in the third when Marsee and Wiemer chased Peterson with consecutive RBI singles and Norby scored on Derek Hill’s double play.
—Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Maxwell pitched a scoreless, and then Connor Phillips, a relative veteran with 18 big-league appearances on his resume, worked around a walk to retire the top of the Padres’ order and earned the win following Tyler Stephenson’s homer.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Guardians slugger Kyle Manzardo hit a two-run homer and Bo Naylor recorded an RBI single — however, that was the lone damage.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Although the Chicago Cubs’ right fielder looked better at the plate during their nine-game road trip, Tucker had not homered at Wrigley Field since July 19.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Lindor homered in the bottom of the first, and Brett Baty scored on a throwing error by Ramirez in the second before the Marlins extended their lead to 8-2 in the third when Marsee and Wiemer chased Peterson with consecutive RBI singles and Norby scored on Derek Hill’s double play.
—Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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