Sentence examples for slugger at from inspiring English sources

This month, he is hitting.419, a pre-eminent slugger at the top of his game on the doorstep of free agency.

Among the Mets acquired in the expansion draft because they were considered past their prime or otherwise expendable were some star players, including Frank Thomas, a three-time All-Star slugger at Pittsburgh; Gus Bell, a four-time All-Star at Cincinnati; and the onetime Phillies Whiz Kid Richie Ashburn, a former batting champion with a.308 career average.

As long as Josh Harrison and Jordy Mercer weren't flukes in 2014, the infield has no holes and Pedro Alvarez could reach his potential as a prolific slugger at first base now that his mind won't be consumed by the last ball he threw into the stands from third base.

They won without Strawberry for five months last year -- they were 13-11 withimin in the lineup and 85-53 when he was not -- and they can feel comfortable about starting this season without him or without another big slugger at designated hitter.

And A.L. teams are obviously better positioned to have a strong hitter ready for their Series home games (even though they have recently been choosing a rotation of hitters over one aging or fragile slugger at D.H ., while the N.L. club is left to pluck someone off its bench.

When your cousin slows down so you can swing your Louisville Slugger at Old Man Winslow's mailbox, the roadside objects slow down as well.

But there is no mood to go for the Australian option of out-and-out sluggers at the top, for the simple reason that they do not exist.

SPLASHDOWN McCovey Cove is an inviting target for left-handed sluggers at AT&T Park, but fewer home runs land in the water than you might think.

Remember Tom Hicks, the financial whiz who signed Alex Rodriguez to a 10-year contract worth at least $50 million more than the next-highest bidder, then surrounded him with free-agent sluggers at the end of steroid-inflated careers?

The surprising slugger -- at least for now -- is Ordóñez, who is batting.276.276

Baseball officials say Selig is considering suspending the slugger for at least a year, for testing positive for cocaine Jan . 19