slugger

Example Sentences

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Six were overturned by Major League Baseball’s new ABS challenge system, including back-to-back strike three challenges by Reds slugger Eugenio Suárez that delighted the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Mike Piazza, the slugger expensively coached from boyhood in the modern manner, saw “the silver spoons of his youth smelted into the first of ten consecutive Silver Slugger awards.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A wild pitch from McLean left Venezuela with runners on second and third base and on the next pitch Kansas City Royals slugger Maikel Garcia's sacrifice fly allowed Perez to score.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is captaining Team USA, which boasts a pitching staff that features reigning Cy Young winners Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

I didn’t even know if the slugger was still there; I just kept walking.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson