: 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 intrigue over where New York Mets free agent slugger Pete Alonso will sign for 2025 appears to have calmed down at least since last Thursday.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays, the perennial bridesmaids of this winter’s free agent sweepstakes, finally got their man Monday, reeling in switch-hitting slugger Anthony Santander.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Sosa’s return from exile marked the start of a relationship between the former slugger and the Cubs owners, the Ricketts family.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Somewhere in there was a report about the Mets checking in on Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., but a source told The News the Jays don’t seem interested in trading their young slugger, who will be a free agent after the 2025 season.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays, the perennial bridesmaids of this winter’s free agent sweepstakes, finally got their man Monday, reeling in switch-hitting slugger Anthony Santander.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Sosa’s return from exile marked the start of a relationship between the former slugger and the Cubs owners, the Ricketts family.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Somewhere in there was a report about the Mets checking in on Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., but a source told The News the Jays don’t seem interested in trading their young slugger, who will be a free agent after the 2025 season.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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