Editing Slugger

{{species infobox
|image=[[File:SMW2 Slugger.jpg]]<br>Original design of a Slugger, as seen in artwork from ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ([[List of games by date#1995|1995]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|variant_of=[[Bandit]]
|relatives=[[Green Glove]]
}}
'''Sluggers''', also referred to as a  '''Baseball Boy Slugger''',<ref>{{cite|author=Williams, Drew|quote=''Pitch an Egg to a Baseball Boy Slugger so you can burst one of the Winged Clouds.''|title=''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' Player's Guide|date=2002|language=American English|isbn=1-930206-25-9|page=104}}</ref> are a type of yellow [[Bandit]] that first appear in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' that often appear alongside [[Green Glove]]s as part of the Baseball Boys. Sluggers use their baseball bats to return [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]]s that [[Yoshi]] throws at them, which will push Yoshi backwards upon contact, but can also be jumped on. This mechanic is occasionally used as a method of obtaining certain [[Smiley Flower]]s. As well as returning any eggs thrown at them, Sluggers will also return [[Chomp Rock]]s and seeds spat from a [[Watermelon (Yoshi's Island series)|Watermelon]]. Sluggers cannot be grabbed by Yoshi's tongue, but can be defeated by [[Ground Pound]]ing or jumping on them thrice. Sluggers later appear in the remake of the original game, ''[[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3]]'', and also in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', in which they act identically to the first game.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Slugger and a Green Glove appear together in the same [[spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]].

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' / ''Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3''===
*'''Shogakukan guide:''' タマゴを投げると打ち返してくる。倒し方はミットさんと同じ。<ref>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオヨッシーアイランド任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario: Yossy Island Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:Super Mario Yossy Island Shogakukan P7.jpg|7]]}}</ref> (''When you throw an egg, it hits it back. The way to beat them is the same as Green Glove.'')
*'''[[Player's Guide]]:''' ''This {{wp|Ken Griffey Jr.}} wannabe loves it when you throw an egg right across the plate.''<ref>{{cite|author=Miller, Kent; Munson, Terry|title=''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' Player's Guide|language=American English|date=1995|publisher=Nintendo of America|page={{file link|SMW2 Guide 128.jpg|128}}}}</ref>
*'''Shogakukan guide ([[Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3|Game Boy Advance version]]):''' タマゴを投げると打ち返す。このタマゴに当てってもダメージは受けないが、強くはじき飛ばされてしまう。３回ふむか、ヒップドロップで倒そう。<ref>{{cite|language=Japanese|publisher=Shogakukan|title=「スーパーマリオアドバンス3任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (''Super Mario Advance 3 Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'')|page=[[media:Advance 3 Shogakukan P23.png|23]]}}</ref> (''If you throw an egg at it, it will hit it back. If the egg hits you, it will not damage you, but it will bounce off you strongly. Step on it three times or use a Hip Drop to take it down.'')

===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{Spirit
|no=307
|name=Slugger & [[Green Glove]]
|image=[[File:SSBU_Slugger_&_Green_Glove_Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''Yoshi'' Series
|type=Support
|slots=1
|class=Novice
|effects=[[Beastball]] Equipped
|obtain=[[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]]
|opponents=[[smashwiki:Ness (SSBU)|Ness]], [[smashwiki:Lucas (SSBU)|Lucas]]
|rule_2=Item: [[Beastball]]
|conditions=
*The enemy starts the battle with a [[Home-Run Bat]]
|stage=[[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Yoshi's Island]]
|song=Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Slugger SMW2.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Icon SMW2-YI - The Baseball Boys.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Baseball Boys.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' screenshot of Slugger's first appearance in [[The Baseball Boys]]
The Baseball Boys SMW2YI.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
KameksRevenge.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
SMA3-Slugger.png|''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''
Slugger YIDS.png|''Yoshi's Island DS''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=バットくん
|JpnR=Batto-{{wp|Japanese honorifics#Kun|kun}}
|JpnM=Bat Kid
|Fre=Frappeur
|FreM=Hitter
|Ger=Schlag-Jason{{ref needed}}
|GerM=From ''schlagen'' ("to bat") and "Jason", the original German name of the [[Bandit]]s
|Chi=击球小子
|ChiR=Jīqiú Xiǎozi
|ChiM=Hitter Guy
|Rus=Биттер
|RusR=Bitter
|RusM=From бита (''bita'', "baseball bat")
|Kor=배트씨
|KorR=Baeteu-ssi
|KorM=Mr. Bat
|Ita=Ragazzo del baseball{{ref needed}}
|ItaM=Baseball boy
|Dut=Slugger
}}

==References==
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{{Bandits}}
{{YI}}
{{YIDS}}
[[Category:Bandits]]
[[Category:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island enemies]]
[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island DS enemies]]
[[Category:Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 enemies]]
[[de:Schlag-Bandit]]