slugger

Example Sentences

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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

The Venezuelans have a star-studded lineup that includes former MVP Ronald Acuña Jr., three-time batting champion Luis Arráez and 49-home-run slugger Eugenio Suárez.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Former Dodgers slugger Yasiel Puig rejected a plea agreement and is fighting federal charges at trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

That helped inspire the Canadian club to sign a four-year deal worth $60 million with infielder Kazuma Okamoto, a former Tokyo Yomiuri Giants slugger who helped Japan win the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 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