three-bagger
noun
three-bag·ger
ˈthrē-ˈba-gər 
plural three-baggers
baseball, informal
: triple sense 2
Former Milwaukee shortstop Jose Valentin snapped a 3-3 tie with a two-run triple in the seventh inning … . Valentin … ripped his three-bagger into the rightfield corner against right-hander Bob Scanlan.—
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Orlando Arcia led off with a triple, extending Colorado’s MLB-most 25 three-baggers this season.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
Judge just missed a home run on the sixth three-bagger of his career, which came off Cleveland starter Luis L. Ortiz in the first inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
And both of those three-baggers had required help, Kelly recalled, from the outfielder falling down in pursuit of the baseball.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Harrison was pulled after allowing the three-bagger to Alek Thomas, but toed the rubber again in the second inning because of spring training’s re-entry rules.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Juan Soto made a key fielding blunder in the bottom of the fifth that turned a Kiké Hernández double into a three-bagger, and Aaron Judge’s bat continues to be a non-factor in this postseason.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
Judge just missed a home run on the sixth three-bagger of his career, which came off Cleveland starter Luis L. Ortiz in the first inning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
And both of those three-baggers had required help, Kelly recalled, from the outfielder falling down in pursuit of the baseball.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Harrison was pulled after allowing the three-bagger to Alek Thomas, but toed the rubber again in the second inning because of spring training’s re-entry rules.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Juan Soto made a key fielding blunder in the bottom of the fifth that turned a Kiké Hernández double into a three-bagger, and Aaron Judge’s bat continues to be a non-factor in this postseason.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Three-bagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-bagger. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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