: one that strikes hard or with heavy blows: such as
a
: a prizefighter who punches hard but has usually little defensive skill
b
: a hard-hitting batter in baseball
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The Minnesota Twins and durable switch-hitting slugger Josh Bell agreed Monday on a one-year, $7 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Both American League East teams could offer massive eight or nine-year contracts to bring the slugger to their roster.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Kyle Schwarber, the top slugger of this year’s free-agent class, is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies on a five-year, $150 million contract, as first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday morning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 Dec. 2025
Former Sooner slugger Jocelyn Alo went to the Bandits at No. 10 in the allocation draft.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Both American League East teams could offer massive eight or nine-year contracts to bring the slugger to their roster.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Kyle Schwarber, the top slugger of this year’s free-agent class, is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies on a five-year, $150 million contract, as first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday morning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 Dec. 2025
Former Sooner slugger Jocelyn Alo went to the Bandits at No. 10 in the allocation draft.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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