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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Only three teams — the Athletics, Orioles and Blue Jays have allowed more than the Dodgers’ 83 total dingers.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 June 2025
The Cardinals also have home run power with Tague Davis (18 dingers); Eddie King Jr. (15); and Rose (12).
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
The slugger achieved the feat twice in 2023, hitting three dingers against the Nationals on Aug. 23 and against the Diamondbacks on Sept. 22.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Shortstop Kyle Farmer hit a two-out dinger off Corbin in the sixth, Farmer’s first home run in a Rockies uniform.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 June 2025
The Cardinals also have home run power with Tague Davis (18 dingers); Eddie King Jr. (15); and Rose (12).
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
The slugger achieved the feat twice in 2023, hitting three dingers against the Nationals on Aug. 23 and against the Diamondbacks on Sept. 22.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Shortstop Kyle Farmer hit a two-out dinger off Corbin in the sixth, Farmer’s first home run in a Rockies uniform.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
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“Dinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinger. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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