plural dingers
baseball, informal
: home run sense 1
Only the Royals, Astros and Cubs have given up more dingers than the Angels.—
Stephen Cannella
Stephen CannellaRamirez had driven in 72 runs and had scored himself 49 times, while smacking 16 dingers …—David Sabino
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Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle for most home runs in one season for a switch hitter after smacking his 54th dinger yesterday.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Every dinger counts just a little more from here on out.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Now in his third major league season, the 28-year-old had just 17 career dingers in over 1,000 plate appearances after Tuesday’s contest, the first multi-homer game of his career.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Spencer Strider and Austin Cox were tagged for three dingers each.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Every dinger counts just a little more from here on out.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Now in his third major league season, the 28-year-old had just 17 career dingers in over 1,000 plate appearances after Tuesday’s contest, the first multi-homer game of his career.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Spencer Strider and Austin Cox were tagged for three dingers each.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Dinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinger. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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