slugger
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The Phillies have upended a century of baseball lineup wisdom by putting their slugger in the leadoff spot and batting their contact hitter cleanup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Despite his slow start, the 24-year-old leads the NL in OPS and ranks second in homers behind only Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Fernandez also is the general manager of the AUSL’s Utah Talons, for whom UCLA’s other senior slugger Jordan Woolery will play this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Former Sooners slugger Jocelyn Alo, the NCAA’s career home run queen, averaged nearly 0.5 homers a game on her way to a record 122.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The slugger beside me waggled its eyestalks, the glassy marbles taking in a 360-degree view.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Four years from now, here’s hoping a new crop of American sluggers remember to get a little goofy with it.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026
The Italians greeted their sluggers with an Armani jacket and a shot of dugout espresso.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Chicago started left-hander reliever Drew Pomeranz as the clubs hoped to subdue sluggers who had combined for a one-series MLB playoff record 21 first-inning runs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
Trea Turner walked with one out, and although manager Dave Roberts had Vesia, a left-hander, in the bullpen, the right-handed Glasnow was allowed to face lefty sluggers Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025
I watched the sky and wondered where the sluggers were.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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