: 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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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Not only were the two homers the first two solo home runs of the entire series for the Blue Jays, but the two teammates made MLB history in the process.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
On the very first pitch thrown by Blake Snell, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Davis Schneider homered to left field.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
While fans on the West Coast weren’t greatly put out by the overstuffed epic, many viewers in the Eastern time zone had retired to the rack well before Freddie Freeman launched the walk-off homer that closed out the game.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Not only were the two homers the first two solo home runs of the entire series for the Blue Jays, but the two teammates made MLB history in the process.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
By walking Ohtani, Schneider kept turning the lineup over and that roulette wheel finally landed on Freeman, who homered to lead off the bottom of the 18th inning.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
On the very first pitch thrown by Blake Snell, Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Davis Schneider homered to left field.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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