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In fact, Ruth's 1927 season was far from his best as a pure power hitter.
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In the words of Mets general manager Frank Cashen, Mr. Carter added a "bopper, " a power hitter.
WSJ: Gary Carter: Baseball Catcher Fueled Mets' Glory of 1980s
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As a power hitter, he should be able to shift to the designated-hitter spot, a less physically taxing role.
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He directed his own slugging first baseman, Carlos Pena, to drop more bunts than any other power hitter over the past decade.
WSJ: Mark Teixeira Considers Using the Bunt
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For me, as a power hitter, I live off my hot streaks.
WSJ: Teixeira Embraces the Power of Socks
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Cano, with only two 200-hit seasons, and perhaps because of his status as an elite power hitter, has often been left out of the discussion of players who could reach 3, 000.
WSJ: Robinson Cano: 1,501 Hits Down, 1,499 to Go
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In the 1920s and '30s, Hack Wilson was a top power hitter for the Chicago Cubs--the 56 home runs he smacked in 1930 stood as the National League record for almost seven decades.
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By the time he was acquired by the Yankees from the Kansas City Athletics on December 11, 1959, Maris was a fine ball player who was on the verge of blossoming into a perennial all-star and a prolific power hitter defined by the common standards of the day.
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On his follow through, he looks more like a power-hitter muscling a drive into the right-centerfield gap than a master ball-striker like Vijay Singh.
WSJ: Peter Uihlein's Masters Debut Raises Questions About Golf's Talent Pipeline
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U.S. power-hitter Crystal Bustos still fumes about the vote and how it might've been punishment for the work U.S. head coach Mike Candrea did in 2004.
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Limited by injuries the past five seasons, the 35-year-old gives the Yankees a designated hitter with power potential from the left side of the plate.
WSJ: Travis Hafner agrees to $2M deal with Yankees
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Pagan is a .281 career hitter with a decent glove and little power.
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