A.N. — The World Baseball Classic is going on right now (U.S. vs. Venezuela in the quarterfinals tonight), so it feels appropriate that this hero slots in here. I was gonna wait till the final on the 21st for him, but that would put three pro heroes in a row. So, he gets put right before two villains.
77. Slugger
The Baseball Hero: Slugger was living out his childhood dream by being a Pro. He paid no heed to the common criticism that that was all he was doing.
Sure, he wasn't the flashiest hero out there, but Slugger tried hard to be the most relatable one. To him, it didn't matter how many high-profile takedowns he had as long as he instilled a sense of safety in the public. As the hero who embodied the national sporting pastime, Slugger had to be as broadly appealing as possible. Like any baseball team, he had winning streaks and losing streaks.