dinger

noun

ding·er ˈdiŋ-ər

plural dingers

baseball, informal

: home run sense 1

Only the Royals, Astros and Cubs have given up more dingers than the Angels.—

Stephen Cannella

Ramirez had driven in 72 runs and had scored himself 49 times, while smacking 16 dingers …—

David Sabino

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Aaron Judge hit home runs No. 46 and 47 on the season in the Yankees’ 8-1 win over Cleveland, putting him on pace for 60 dingers, just two shy of his historic 2022 pace. —

Chris Branch, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024 A week later, Kelce was back in the Cleveland area, his hometown, winning the home run derby, hitting 11 dingers, in a celebrity softball game hosted by Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku. —

Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024 Roberts did it again about ten days later, and Edman rewarded him with two dingers. —

Dan Freedman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Edman nearly had his second two-run dinger in the fourth, flying out to deep center. —

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