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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And his dinger remains the only inside-the-park home run ever hit during an All-Star game.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 July 2025
Off-season acquisition Jorge Soler has added ten dingers, but not much else.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Bonds, of course, finished 2001 with 73 dingers, which still stands as MLB's single-season record -- and the only 60-plus home run season since '01 was Aaron Judge's 62-homer effort in 2022.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
For now, Stanton is hoping that Tuesday’s dinger is a sign of things to come.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
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Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 26 July 2025
Off-season acquisition Jorge Soler has added ten dingers, but not much else.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Bonds, of course, finished 2001 with 73 dingers, which still stands as MLB's single-season record -- and the only 60-plus home run season since '01 was Aaron Judge's 62-homer effort in 2022.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
For now, Stanton is hoping that Tuesday’s dinger is a sign of things to come.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
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“Dinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinger. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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