: one that strikes hard or with heavy blows: such as
a
: a prizefighter who punches hard but has usually little defensive skill
b
: a hard-hitting batter in baseball
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These days, Phillips is able to observe the New York rivalry from a distance as the two teams battle for free agent slugger Juan Soto.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
By Opening Day 2025, one Major League Baseball team will have superstar slugger Juan Soto in tow, threatening to fill up box scores with home runs and RBIs — all while adding a series of zeros to his checking account.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The Chicago Cubs will not be involved in slugger Juan Soto's free-agent process, opting not to pursue the superstar outfielder this offseason.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
Dodgers Dodgers win Game 2, but will Shohei Ohtani injury complicate World Series path?
Oct. 26, 2024
Treinen struck out slugger Aaron Judge with a nasty, down-and-away, 85-mph sweeper, but Giancarlo Stanton ripped a hard grounder off the third-base bag for an RBI single that made it 4-2.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
By Opening Day 2025, one Major League Baseball team will have superstar slugger Juan Soto in tow, threatening to fill up box scores with home runs and RBIs — all while adding a series of zeros to his checking account.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
The Chicago Cubs will not be involved in slugger Juan Soto's free-agent process, opting not to pursue the superstar outfielder this offseason.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
Dodgers Dodgers win Game 2, but will Shohei Ohtani injury complicate World Series path?
Oct. 26, 2024
Treinen struck out slugger Aaron Judge with a nasty, down-and-away, 85-mph sweeper, but Giancarlo Stanton ripped a hard grounder off the third-base bag for an RBI single that made it 4-2.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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