plural dingers
baseball, informal
: home run sense 1
Only the Royals, Astros and Cubs have given up more dingers than the Angels.—
Stephen Cannella
Stephen CannellaRamirez had driven in 72 runs and had scored himself 49 times, while smacking 16 dingers …—David Sabino
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Since the start of 2022, only Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber, Pete Alonso and Matt Olson have hit more dingers than Santader's 105.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Stanton brought home Juan Soto — who led off the inning with a single —with the dinger, which was measured to be 412 feet and hit at 117 mph, according to the Fox broadcast.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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
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Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Stanton brought home Juan Soto — who led off the inning with a single —with the dinger, which was measured to be 412 feet and hit at 117 mph, according to the Fox broadcast.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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
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“Dinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinger. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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