: 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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The Pete Alonso free agent drama could drag past the start of spring training, according to one insider — Andy Martino of SNY — causing the 30-year-old slugger with 226 home runs to watch from home as his fellow big leaguers get their 2025 seasons underway.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The bigger question remains who will bat behind Soto, who delivered a career-best season last year with a fellow generational slugger, Aaron Judge, in the No. 3 hole.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
The Cubs and their new slugger have agreed to a $16.5 million salary for 2025 to avoid arbitration, a source confirmed to the Tribune on Thursday.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Consider 2009, when the slugger belted 40 home runs and walked a baseball-best 119 times.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The bigger question remains who will bat behind Soto, who delivered a career-best season last year with a fellow generational slugger, Aaron Judge, in the No. 3 hole.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
The Cubs and their new slugger have agreed to a $16.5 million salary for 2025 to avoid arbitration, a source confirmed to the Tribune on Thursday.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Consider 2009, when the slugger belted 40 home runs and walked a baseball-best 119 times.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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