drag bunt

noun

|Updated on: 11 Aug 2018

Definition of drag bunt

: 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

Recent Examples of drag bunt from the Web

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, "Diamondbacks hammer slumping Mets again," 15 June 2018
Connor Krantz set the tone, getting down a perfect drag bunt for a one-out single.

— mike hutton, chicagotribune.com, "Good to go: Purdue recruit Austin Peterson pitches two-hitter as Chesterton tops Valparaiso for sectional," 28 May 2018

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