drag bunt
noun
: a bunt in baseball made by a left-handed batter by trailing the bat while moving toward first base
broadly
: a bunt made with the object of getting on base safely rather than sacrificing
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Jurickson Profar attempted a drag bunt before pulling his bat back and taking the first pitch for a ball.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Davalillo, batting for Steve Yeager, came to the plate and, with the infield playing deep, laid down a perfect drag bunt for a single.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Josiah Cromwick started the rally with a drag bunt and Anson Aroz followed with an RBI single.
—oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
Jake McCarthy tapped a drag bunt toward first base.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
How about the fact those hits aren’t drag bunts or bloopers.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
The Ducks ended it in the bottom of the frame on another two-out rally as Hanoian reached via drag bunt, Tanner Smith singled to left-center and Boettcher ripped the first pitch from Mulholland to the left side and beat out the throw from Armstrong.
—James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2021
Two innings later, Kevin Plawecki slipped trying to get back to the bag after Amed Rosario attempted a drag bunt, with catcher Alex Avila’s throw easily beating him to the bag.
—Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 15 June 2018
Connor Krantz set the tone, getting down a perfect drag bunt for a one-out single.
—Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 28 May 2018
Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Davalillo, batting for Steve Yeager, came to the plate and, with the infield playing deep, laid down a perfect drag bunt for a single.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Josiah Cromwick started the rally with a drag bunt and Anson Aroz followed with an RBI single.
—oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
Jake McCarthy tapped a drag bunt toward first base.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
How about the fact those hits aren’t drag bunts or bloopers.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
The Ducks ended it in the bottom of the frame on another two-out rally as Hanoian reached via drag bunt, Tanner Smith singled to left-center and Boettcher ripped the first pitch from Mulholland to the left side and beat out the throw from Armstrong.
—James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2021
Two innings later, Kevin Plawecki slipped trying to get back to the bag after Amed Rosario attempted a drag bunt, with catcher Alex Avila’s throw easily beating him to the bag.
—Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 15 June 2018
Connor Krantz set the tone, getting down a perfect drag bunt for a one-out single.
—Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 28 May 2018
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