plural dingers
baseball, informal
: home run sense 1
Only the Royals, Astros and Cubs have given up more dingers than the Angels.—
Stephen Cannella
Stephen CannellaRamirez had driven in 72 runs and had scored himself 49 times, while smacking 16 dingers …—David Sabino
David SabinoExamples of dinger in a Sentence
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Soto did the heavier lifting, smoking two dingers the other way to left field before hearing MVP chants.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
So, here goes (with OPS+ entering Monday in parentheses)…
Spencer Torkelson (68): The poster child for CAN’T HIT this season after a 31-homer campaign in 2023, Tork is still waiting on his first dinger of 2024 (including all of spring training).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
And while the lefty-swinging Soto is known for his opposite-field power, Yankee Stadium’s inviting short porch in right field could still lead to a few extra dingers.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, Jeremiah Castillo clubbed the biggest dinger in the history of the Spring Valley school.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
So, here goes (with OPS+ entering Monday in parentheses)…
Spencer Torkelson (68): The poster child for CAN’T HIT this season after a 31-homer campaign in 2023, Tork is still waiting on his first dinger of 2024 (including all of spring training).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
And while the lefty-swinging Soto is known for his opposite-field power, Yankee Stadium’s inviting short porch in right field could still lead to a few extra dingers.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, Jeremiah Castillo clubbed the biggest dinger in the history of the Spring Valley school.
—Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
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“Dinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinger. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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