: 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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Song could spell righty slugger Manny Machado, 33, while the face of the franchise moves into his mid-30s.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
On Sunday, after two months of prioritizing pitching and being outbid for free-agent sluggers, the Boston Red Sox landed their first bat of the offseason.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
The White Sox and Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami agreed to a two-year deal worth $34 million, ESPN reported Sunday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
One of the sports reporters, their only job was to cover Hideki Matsui, a slugger who came over from Japan to play for New York Yankees.
—Lauren Goode, Wired News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
On Sunday, after two months of prioritizing pitching and being outbid for free-agent sluggers, the Boston Red Sox landed their first bat of the offseason.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
The White Sox and Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami agreed to a two-year deal worth $34 million, ESPN reported Sunday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
One of the sports reporters, their only job was to cover Hideki Matsui, a slugger who came over from Japan to play for New York Yankees.
—Lauren Goode, Wired News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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