slugger
IPA: sɫˈʌgɝ
noun
- (boxing) A boxer who tends to deliver hard punches.
- (baseball) A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits.
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Examples of "slugger" in Sentences
- They are the same thing, slugger.
- The last of the Silver Slugger series.
- He can hit for average and is a potential slugger.
- Davis was a rough slugger with a powerful left hook.
- He subsequently uses the bat to battle little slugger.
- He is an excellent slugger, and bats as cleanup hitter.
- That's a sign the slumping slugger is regaining his stroke.
- He won the Silver Slugger Award at the conclusion of the season.
- Browning quickly distinguished himself as an exceptional slugger.
- Canseco was supported in this denial by former slugger Reggie Jackson.
- During her career, Callow was among the most feared sluggers of the AAGPBL.
- Athletics 'slugger is batting .360 (27-for-75) with seven homers and 17 RBI in 20 games.
- The slugger is so good and the Royals are so bad, he could be in the majors next season.
- Those who've been around Ryan Howard can tell when the Philadelphia slugger is swinging well.
- Six years later, at age 26, the 6-3, 215-pound slugger from the South Side remains grounded in a belief nurtured since he first hit
- It's your call, guess that Louisville slugger is better than a rolled up newspaper, but I'd still prefer my little Charter Arms Bulldog.
- •Josh Gibson: Often called "the black Babe Ruth," Gibson is widely regarded as the greatest slugger from the Negro leagues in the pre-integration era.
- The Giants slugger is receiving criticism from fellow players, politicians and fans who claim that his matching of Babe Ruth's career totals are illegitimate.
- The San Francisco Giants slugger is five shy of eclipsing Hank Aaron's record and will be in Selig's hometown July 20-22 for a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.