three-bagger
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of three-bagger
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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With one out in the third, he lined an RBI triple into the right-field corner, his seventh three-bagger of the season.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024
Ohtani’s two-run triple into the right-field corner in the second inning, which extended the lead to 3-0, made him the first Angels starter since Ryan in 1972 to hit a three-bagger.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022
No three-bagger this time, just a lazy pop up, again to center.
From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2012
He hit another one in the eighth, his fourth three-bagger of the season, and scored on Amarista's sacrifice fly.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2011
"A three-bagger," joked Ned, for indeed his brother's position over the "bag" was not unlike that of a baseball player "hugging the base."
From Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays by Penrose, Margaret
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