: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10¹/₂ or later 11¹/₂ bushels or 100 U.S. gallons (378 liters)
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: home run
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
More news: Dodgers Defeat Yankees to Claim Eighth Championship
Freeman went 6 for 20 (.300) with four homers and 12 RBIs in the five-game series.
—Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In Game 7, the score was tied, 2-2, in the sixth inning when Mickey Mantle homered off Dodgers starter Joe Black for what proved to be the Series decider, as three Yankee relievers held Brooklyn scoreless through the final four innings.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The championship marked an appropriate end for the greatest individual season in Dodgers history, one in which Ohtani became the first player in history to hit 50 homers and steal 50 bases in the same season.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
More news: Dodgers Defeat Yankees to Claim Eighth Championship
Freeman went 6 for 20 (.300) with four homers and 12 RBIs in the five-game series.
—Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Rizzo did not homer after June 14 and the last homer by a Yankee first baseman since DJ LeMahieu homered as part of a six-RBI showing in Philadelphia.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
In Game 7, the score was tied, 2-2, in the sixth inning when Mickey Mantle homered off Dodgers starter Joe Black for what proved to be the Series decider, as three Yankee relievers held Brooklyn scoreless through the final four innings.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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