: 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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A lot — and perhaps too much — is riding on a 20-year-old slugger, Bryce Eldridge.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Soderstrom surpassed All-Star slugger Brent Rooker for the team lead with 71 RBI with the blast.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The team was without Aaron Judge for about two weeks as the slugger battled a flexor strain in his throwing arm.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Even a 10-day IL respite that resulted from an elbow injury hasn’t helped the sleeping slugger.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Soderstrom surpassed All-Star slugger Brent Rooker for the team lead with 71 RBI with the blast.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The team was without Aaron Judge for about two weeks as the slugger battled a flexor strain in his throwing arm.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Even a 10-day IL respite that resulted from an elbow injury hasn’t helped the sleeping slugger.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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