Four-bagger means: A home run.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
four-bagger
(baseball, slang) A home run.
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Firecrawl: Strike (bowling) - Wikipedia
Any longer string of strikes is referred to by a number affixed to the word "bagger" or "pack", as in "four-bagger" or "six-pack".
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But when you watch our pros on TV, you go, oh, I see them throw a four-bagger.
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Firecrawl: Glossary of baseball terms - Wikipedia
If the out is not the third out then the ball is alive and in play (unlike on a foul) and runners are in jeopardy if they are trying to advance. ### four-bagger A [home run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_run "Hom…
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#1·Apr 27, 2026Global
(baseball, slang) A home run.
Jones popped a four-bagger into the upper-deck in the fifth.
For parents
Four-bagger means: A home run.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
four-bagger means: A home run.. Register: very informal, slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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“Any longer string of strikes is referred to by a number affixed to the word "bagger" or "pack", as in "four-bagger" or "six-pack".”
“But when you watch our pros on TV, you go, oh, I see them throw a four-bagger.”
“If the out is not the third out then the ball is alive and in play (unlike on a foul) and runners are in jeopardy if they are trying to advance. ### four-bagger A [home run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_run "Home run").”
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