Yeager

[ yey-ger ]

noun

1. Charles (Elwood) Chuck, 1923–2020, U.S. aviator and test pilot: the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound (1947).

Example Sentences

Ferguson then threw a 320-foot strike to catcher Steve Yeager, who blocked the plate and tagged out Sal Bando, who was trying to score from third.

From Los Angeles Times

Cey hit .350 with six RBIs, Guerrero .333 with two homers and seven RBIs and Yeager hit .286 with two homers.

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Scioscia replaced Steve Yeager , with whom he shared much of the catching duties in the 1980s, and Fernando seemed to settle down.

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It was the Dodgers’ first back-to-back World Series homers since Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager pulled off the feat in 1981.

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And they have watched their offense continue a scorching October surge, one that culminated with consecutive blasts from Hernández and Freeman in the third — the Dodgers’ first back-to-back home runs in the World Series since Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager hit pivotal blasts in Game 5 of their 1981 championship.

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