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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That’s only a drag bunt from Petco’s Park Boulevard gate.
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Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
For others, there was bunting for base hits, push bunts and drag bunts.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Then, after laying down a drag bunt along the first base line, Randle retaliated, deliberately running off the base path to knock Wilcox down, sparking a brawl.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Manaea got two quick outs before Garrett Stubbs legged out a single on a drag bunt.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
The double and the first-to-third on the wild pitch, and the drag bunt.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Jurickson Profar attempted a drag bunt before pulling his bat back and taking the first pitch for a ball.
—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
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Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
For others, there was bunting for base hits, push bunts and drag bunts.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Then, after laying down a drag bunt along the first base line, Randle retaliated, deliberately running off the base path to knock Wilcox down, sparking a brawl.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Manaea got two quick outs before Garrett Stubbs legged out a single on a drag bunt.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
The double and the first-to-third on the wild pitch, and the drag bunt.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Jurickson Profar attempted a drag bunt before pulling his bat back and taking the first pitch for a ball.
—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
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“Drag bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20bunt. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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