How to Use shag in a Sentence

shag

verb
  • There would be no throws, no fly balls shagged, no grounders fielded.
    — Ben Watanabe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • At Baylor, players shag their own balls.
    — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • With exceptional speed and a strong arm, Marte began shagging balls in the outfield.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There, Keaton Anthony shagged fly balls, taking turns with Brandon Marsh.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Pregame batting practice is a relaxed, tranquil time for hitters to get some hacks, outfielders and pitchers to shag fly balls and infielders to take grounders.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • From flocked wallcovering in my bathroom, to shag carpet in my bedroom, to the ribbed velvet corduroy sofa in the den, texture was everywhere.
    — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Rivera, who always loved to shag flyballs during his playing days, hurt himself while manning center field during a Willie Randolph at-bat.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
  • At Fenway Park, on the field, shagging balls during batting practice, inside major-league clubhouses.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Friday, before the Braves opened a three-game series against the Red Sox, Acuña was taking batting practice and shagging fly balls in right field, running to catch some.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
  • Rivera tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in May 2012 while shagging fly balls in batting practice in Kansas City.
    — NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Within weeks, Marte went from shagging to playing the outfield for the first time in his life in a big-league game against the Mets in New York in the first series following the All-Star break.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The scene of Rivera on the ground called back to 2012, when the all-time saves leader tore his ACL while shagging balls during batting practice in Kansas City.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025

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