slugger
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When Dino did chime in with advice, it was often about controlling the strike zone, being a complete hitter rather than just a slugger, and valuing fundamentals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
If anything can get someone to run home and turn on a softball game, it’s a big-time slugger from a big-time school mashing homers like nobody before.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Plus, the World War I pilot who helped shape this week’s PGA Championship, the slugger who lost his home run stroke and Jason Gay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
They’ve been missing injured slugger Juan Soto, who is expected to return as early as Wednesday night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
The tallest slugger touched my forehead, and I ignited like a sparkler on the Fourth of July.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
This season, out of nowhere, he’s turned into one of the game’s top sluggers, hitting .331 with a .915 on-base-plus-slugging percentage entering today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The Italians greeted their sluggers with an Armani jacket and a shot of dugout espresso.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
The Venezuelan aces and sluggers simply played better than their American counterparts.
From Salon ● 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
“I wish the sluggers had chosen you to save the world. I just...I can’t be the reason you end up back in juvie.”
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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