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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Smith was crowned the derby winner with 14 home runs, though Drake Maye actually hit more dingers with 15.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
Tatis probably doesn’t think so, but going 207 at-bats without a dinger, at his caliber, was something to behold.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
His second dinger came off a pitching position player, Tyler Tolbert, in the ninth inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
Mater Dei got to practice its home run celebration with Romero, Harris and Gigi Flores smacking dingers.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
Tatis probably doesn’t think so, but going 207 at-bats without a dinger, at his caliber, was something to behold.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
His second dinger came off a pitching position player, Tyler Tolbert, in the ninth inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
Mater Dei got to practice its home run celebration with Romero, Harris and Gigi Flores smacking dingers.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
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“Dinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinger. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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