tag up
verb
tagged up; tagging up; tags up
: to touch a base before running in baseball after a fly ball is caught
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Altuve tagged up and took off, sliding in safely at the plate when catcher Logan O'Hoppe couldn't come up with an in-between hop on Madrigal's throw home.
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ABC News, 9 June 2026
Altuve tagged up and took off, sliding in safely at the plate when catcher Logan O'Hoppe couldn't come up with an in-between hop on Madrigal's throw home.
—CBS News, 8 June 2026
Perez tagged up and sprinted home.
—Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
Trammell tagged up, an aggressive move with Scott, the Cardinals center fielder, in the 62nd percentile of major-leaguers in arm strength, per Baseball Savant.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 9 June 2026
Altuve tagged up and took off, sliding in safely at the plate when catcher Logan O'Hoppe couldn't come up with an in-between hop on Madrigal's throw home.
—CBS News, 8 June 2026
Perez tagged up and sprinted home.
—Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
Trammell tagged up, an aggressive move with Scott, the Cardinals center fielder, in the 62nd percentile of major-leaguers in arm strength, per Baseball Savant.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tag up
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“Tag up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20up. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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