: 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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The veteran slugger has hit 301 career home runs and could help lead the Yankees through October.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
In the Dodgers’ 9-7 win against the woeful Colorado Rockies, the veteran slugger went two for five with an early double and a go-ahead home run, keying the team’s six-run rally in the fourth with a three-run blast launched deep to right.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The slugger has done it three times, most recently May 31 against the Yankees.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
The lefty sluggers Kwan, Ramirez and Kyle Manzardo followed that up with back-to-back-to-back, two-out singles that put the A’s down 4-0.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
In the Dodgers’ 9-7 win against the woeful Colorado Rockies, the veteran slugger went two for five with an early double and a go-ahead home run, keying the team’s six-run rally in the fourth with a three-run blast launched deep to right.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The slugger has done it three times, most recently May 31 against the Yankees.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
The lefty sluggers Kwan, Ramirez and Kyle Manzardo followed that up with back-to-back-to-back, two-out singles that put the A’s down 4-0.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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