: 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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Ecstatic to make his 2025 season debut, the young slugger returned to the lineup and went hitless in four at-bats after missing the team’s first 35 games with a left hamstring strain.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 7 May 2025
But after opening the season with a six-game hitting streak, the veteran slugger has been frozen in the deepest of slumps.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
He is slotted second in the Mets’ batting order, behind Francisco Lindor, the team’s shortstop and clubhouse leader, and ahead of Pete Alonso, a popular slugger with a barrel chest and a small head—fans call him the Polar Bear.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The team built on a Cinderella run all the way to the National League Championship Series last season by adding superstar slugger Juan Soto and All-Star pitcher Clay Holmes, while also retaining frontline ace Sean Manaea and homegrown first baseman Pete Alonso on new contracts.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 7 May 2025
But after opening the season with a six-game hitting streak, the veteran slugger has been frozen in the deepest of slumps.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
He is slotted second in the Mets’ batting order, behind Francisco Lindor, the team’s shortstop and clubhouse leader, and ahead of Pete Alonso, a popular slugger with a barrel chest and a small head—fans call him the Polar Bear.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The team built on a Cinderella run all the way to the National League Championship Series last season by adding superstar slugger Juan Soto and All-Star pitcher Clay Holmes, while also retaining frontline ace Sean Manaea and homegrown first baseman Pete Alonso on new contracts.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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