: 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 big slugger signed a 14-year extension for $500 million before the season and immediately brought his best in his efforts to deliver a championship to Toronto.
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
As the World Series approaches, fans might take a moment to appreciate an era that has given us baseball players, like the Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge and the Dodgers’ pitcher-hitter Shohei Ohtani, who will go down in history with Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Mickey Mantle.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
But then there was Ohtani’s Superman quick changes from hurler to slugger, his transformation into the Dodgers’ leadoff hitter who this season hit a personal- and franchise-record 55 home runs.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was at the plate in the top of the fourth inning with the bases loaded and one out.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
As the World Series approaches, fans might take a moment to appreciate an era that has given us baseball players, like the Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge and the Dodgers’ pitcher-hitter Shohei Ohtani, who will go down in history with Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Mickey Mantle.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
But then there was Ohtani’s Superman quick changes from hurler to slugger, his transformation into the Dodgers’ leadoff hitter who this season hit a personal- and franchise-record 55 home runs.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was at the plate in the top of the fourth inning with the bases loaded and one out.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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