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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With runs at a premium, Duran stole second and tagged up to reach third on a Rafael Devers flyout, and that helped set the table for Alex Bregman, who came through with Boston’s first hit with a runner in scoring position in 13 chances dating back to Tuesday.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Xavier Edwards led off with a double but was thrown out trying to tag up to third base by left fielder Bryan De La Cruz after making an over-the-shoulder catch of Kyle Stowers’ fly ball.
—Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Siri drew a leadoff walk in the top of the sixth and stole second base, then tagged up on a fly ball to center field by Lindor.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
So Chapman’s first impulse was to go back to second base to tag up.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Xavier Edwards led off with a double but was thrown out trying to tag up to third base by left fielder Bryan De La Cruz after making an over-the-shoulder catch of Kyle Stowers’ fly ball.
—Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Siri drew a leadoff walk in the top of the sixth and stole second base, then tagged up on a fly ball to center field by Lindor.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
So Chapman’s first impulse was to go back to second base to tag up.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Tag up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20up. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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