: 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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During his time in New York, the slugger received two rounds of PRP injections to address the tennis elbow injuries.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
In his final print interview before his death in 2020, the former White Sox slugger lauded fans for treating him with so much respect.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
However, after spending the offseason letting his shoulder heal, the Red Sox slugger is significantly behind the other everyday players in camp.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Long gone are the posters that hung on Wetzel’s bedroom walls of his first crush, teen pop star JoJo, and legendary slugger Mark McGwire.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
In his final print interview before his death in 2020, the former White Sox slugger lauded fans for treating him with so much respect.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
However, after spending the offseason letting his shoulder heal, the Red Sox slugger is significantly behind the other everyday players in camp.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Long gone are the posters that hung on Wetzel’s bedroom walls of his first crush, teen pop star JoJo, and legendary slugger Mark McGwire.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugger. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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