two-bagger

noun

two-bag·​ger ˈtü-ˈba-gər How to pronounce two-bagger (audio)
plural two-baggers
baseball, informal
: double sense 1b
Former Mariners farmhand David Ortiz led off the inning with a two-bagger. One out later, Torii Hunter singled home the tying run.Dan Raley
Darwin threw wildly on [a] grounder by Wilson, permitting two runs to score, and McRae's two-bagger produced another pair.The Sporting News

Examples of two-bagger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The first baseman added yet another run-scoring two-bagger in the seventh before Dominic Fletcher produced a run with a single. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024 David Hamilton then added an RBI double before the Yankees scored another on a Judge two-bagger in the eighth. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024 The slugger’s most entertaining knock came in the fourth, when Soto and some careless defense turned a two-bagger into a Little League homer. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024 Austin Hays led the offense on his 29th birthday with three hits — an RBI double in the second, another two-bagger in the third and a bloop single in the sixth. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024 So fanfare when approaching a milestone for two-baggers will never match that of swatting home runs. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024 Henderson scored on the two-bagger after getting hit by Victor González earlier in the inning. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024 Maybe that’s a bit harsh; Tork is at least tied for the American League lead in doubles (13) and on pace for 52 two-baggers this season. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024 Arkansas got the run back in the bottom of the eighth, which began with Jayson Jones' double to the left-field wall for his second two-bagger of the night. Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of two-bagger was in 1876

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“Two-bagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-bagger. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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