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

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Perez led off with a two-bagger. ABC News, 18 June 2026 Right fielder Jarrod Hocking followed up with a two-bagger off the top of the wall in left for a one-run lead. Josh Gross, Daily News, 31 May 2026 That’s a respectable, but still underwhelming by their standards, number of two-baggers. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026 Nathaniel Lowe doubled twice and drove in three runs, including a pivotal two-bagger in the seventh inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-4 on Wednesday. CBS News, 20 May 2026 Williams doubled in 2 runs in the inning and a two-bagger by Brendan Arata drove home Williams. Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026 Shortstop Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-2 with two-run double — his 30th two-bagger of the season — before he was removed from the game. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025 Per Baseball Savant, Devers’ two-bagger would’ve been a home run at any other ballpark. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 Christian Walker followed with an RBI double in the third, while Cam Smith added a 3-2, two-out, two-run, two-bagger with the bases loaded in the fifth. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Jul. 2026.

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