Go Deep

In baseball, when a player hits a home run over the outfield wall, they "go deep." For example, an announcer may exclaim, "Polanco goes deep off Reyes for the sixth run of the inning!"

Go deep is one of many phrases and terms for a home run in baseball. Some other examples include tater trot, yard, dinger, and four bagger.

Alternative meaning

Players may also go deep when pitching well into the later innings of a game. For example, a fan may say, "I hope Verlander can go deep this game to give our relief pitchers a rest."

In football, when a player runs a route far down the field, they "go deep." Typically, wide receivers (WR) and tight ends (TE) go deep for long passes from the quarterback (QB).

Commentators, fans, and players all use "go deep" to refer to long routes that gain large chunks of yardage through the air. For example, a fan of the 1998 Minnesota Vikings may say, "I miss the old days when Moss would go deep, and Cunningham would just chuck up the football." Or an announcer may say, "I'd look for Brown to go deep here. The Eagles haven't taken a shot all day."

While people typically use go deep to refer to the receivers running the route downfield, they may also use it to refer to QBs throwing the ball deep. For example, "Mahomes goes deep to Kelce for a long TD."