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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Chisholm, who left Saturday’s game early because of right biceps tightness, then aggressively tagged up on Josh Bell’s fly out to left field, again sliding headfirst, and trotted home from third on Jake Burger’s two-out single.
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Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 23 June 2024
However, he was easily thrown out at home attempting to tag up on Tim Anderson’s 269-foot lineout to right fielder Dylan Carlson, who threw a bullet on a fly to catcher Pedro Pages.
—Harvey Fialkov, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
In those days, players regularly scored from second base after tagging up at that ballpark.
—Wayne Sterling, CNN, 18 June 2024
Brenton Doyle hit a relatively shallow flyball to Joe, but Amador tagged up and attempted to score, only to be erased by Joe’s throw.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
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Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 23 June 2024
However, he was easily thrown out at home attempting to tag up on Tim Anderson’s 269-foot lineout to right fielder Dylan Carlson, who threw a bullet on a fly to catcher Pedro Pages.
—Harvey Fialkov, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
In those days, players regularly scored from second base after tagging up at that ballpark.
—Wayne Sterling, CNN, 18 June 2024
Brenton Doyle hit a relatively shallow flyball to Joe, but Amador tagged up and attempted to score, only to be erased by Joe’s throw.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
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“Tag up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20up. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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