tag up

verb

tagged up; tagging up; tags up

intransitive verb

: to touch a base before running in baseball after a fly ball is caught

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Happ easily threw out Davis at home when the Pirates catcher attempted tag up to score on Gonzales’ fly ball to left field. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Black tagged up and beat Adrian Rodriguez's throw to the plate. — ABC News, 16 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 See All Example Sentences for tag up

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tag up was in 1942

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“Tag up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20up. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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tag up

verb
: to touch a base before running in baseball after a fly ball is caught
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