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MLB player nicknames that describe home run-hitting prowess include:

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  • The Sultan of Swat, the Colossus of Clout, the Wali of Wallop (Babe Ruth)
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  • The Crown Prince of Swat (Lou Gehrig, a play on Ruth's nickname)
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  • The Rajah of Swat (Rogers Hornsby, a play on Ruth's nickname, as well as his own name)
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  • The Rajah (Roger Maris), a play on Ruth's nickname, as well as his own name
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  • Hammerin' Hank Greenberg
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  • Hammerin' Hank, The Hammer, The New Sultan of Swat (Hank Aaron)
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  • Hammerin' Hank, Homerin' Hank, Hank the Tank, and The Hammer (Hank Blalock)
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  • Mr. Home Run (Ralph Kiner)
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  • Downtown (Ollie Brown)
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  • Kong (Dave Kingman)
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  • The Great Giambino Jason Giambi, a play on another Ruth nickname, The Bambino
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  • Bam-Tino (Tino Martinez), likewise
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  • Stormin' Gorman (Gorman Thomas), a play on "Stormin' Norman"
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  • Frank "Home Run" Baker
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  • The Bash Brothers (Mark McGwire and José Canseco)
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  • Slammin' Sammy (Sammy Sosa), a play on golfer "Slammin' Sammy" Snead, also known for long drives
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  • Big Mac (Mark McGwire; they even named a section of Busch Stadium "Big Mac Land" in left field)
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  • The Killer (Harmon Killebrew)
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  • Bye-Bye (Steve Balboni)
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  • Juan Gone (Juan Gonzalez), as in "long gone"
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  • Murderers' Row (the 1927 New York Yankees lineup)
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  • Mr. October (Reggie Jackson, who hit three home runs off three consecutive pitches in one World Series game, and four home runs off four consecutive pitches over the course of two games.)
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  • The Blake Street Bombers (Colorado Rockies hitters of the 90s)
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  • Godzilla (Hideki Matsui)
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  • Big Papi, (David Ortiz)
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  • Bill "Swish" Nicholson, imitative of his home run swing
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  • Mr. November (Derek Jeter) In Game 4 of the 2001 World Series Derek Jeter hit a game winning home run against Arizona pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim in the early morning of November 1st. A play on Mr. October.
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  • Vlad the Impaler, Big Bad Vlad, Big Daddy Vladdy, Super Vlad (Vladimir Guerrero)
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  • "Big Barry", Barry Bonds
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  • The Big Hurt (Frank Thomas)
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  • Big Daddy (Cecil Fielder)
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  • The Thominator (Jim Thome), a play on "the Terminator"
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  • Pronk (Travis Hafner) - half project, half donkey

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