Slugger

Sluggers are a type of yellow Bandit that first appear in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island that often appear alongside Green Gloves as part of the Baseball Boys. Sluggers use their baseball bats to return Yoshi Eggs 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 Flowers. As well as returning any Yoshi Eggs thrown at them, Sluggers will also return Chomp Rocks and seeds spat from a Watermelon. Sluggers cannot be grabbed by Yoshi's tongue, but can be defeated by Ground Pounding or jumping repeatedly on them. 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 on a Spirit.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit

Name	Image	Game	Type	Class	Effect	How to obtain	Spirit battle
							Opponents	Battle conditions	Stage	Song
Slugger & Green Glove		Yoshi Series	Support (1)	Novice	Beastball Equipped	Spirit Board	Ness, Lucas	Rule: Item: Beastball The enemy starts the battle with a Home-Run Bat	Yoshi's Island	Obstacle Course - Yoshi's Island

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese	擊球小子/击球小子 Jīqiú xiǎozi	Hitter Kid
German	Schlag-Jason	From "schlagen" (to bat) and "Jason", the original German name of the Bandits
Russian	Биттер[?] Bitter	From бита (baseball bat).