sacrifice bunt
noun
variants
or less commonly sacrifice hit
plural sacrifice bunts also sacrifice hits
: a bunt in baseball that allows a runner to advance one base while the batter is put out
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Both runners advanced on Miguel Rojas’ sacrifice bunt, but the Dodgers were unable to tack on, as Eldridge, the San Francisco first baseman, made a diving catch to his left of pinch-hitter Tommy Edman’s low line drive and threw across the diamond to complete an inning-ending double play.
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Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Boston finally broke through after Carlos Narvaez laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the extra-innings ghost runner to third, and Nate Eaton came across to score after Sogard grounded one to the right side just softly enough to beat the throw.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Shildt spent a good three minutes before yesterday’s game answering a question about the Padres leading the major leagues in sacrifice bunts.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
After an intentional walk to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, Red Sox catcher Carlos Narvaez executed a textbook sacrifice bunt to move the runners over.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Colorado scored twice in the seventh, combining a leadoff single by Braxton Fulford, a sacrifice bunt by Ryan Ritter, an RBI double by Ezequiel Tovar, and an RBI single by Moniak.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Following a sacrifice bunt, Perdomo drove in his second run of the afternoon with a single to right, knocking Seymour out of the game in the process.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles' left fielder walked, then went to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third and scored when the catcher's throw to third went over the head of the third baseman.
—Steve Futterman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Following two other walks and a sacrifice bunt, Hernaiz walked on five pitches from Tigers reliever Will Vest.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Boston finally broke through after Carlos Narvaez laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the extra-innings ghost runner to third, and Nate Eaton came across to score after Sogard grounded one to the right side just softly enough to beat the throw.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Shildt spent a good three minutes before yesterday’s game answering a question about the Padres leading the major leagues in sacrifice bunts.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
After an intentional walk to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, Red Sox catcher Carlos Narvaez executed a textbook sacrifice bunt to move the runners over.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Colorado scored twice in the seventh, combining a leadoff single by Braxton Fulford, a sacrifice bunt by Ryan Ritter, an RBI double by Ezequiel Tovar, and an RBI single by Moniak.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Following a sacrifice bunt, Perdomo drove in his second run of the afternoon with a single to right, knocking Seymour out of the game in the process.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles' left fielder walked, then went to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third and scored when the catcher's throw to third went over the head of the third baseman.
—Steve Futterman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Following two other walks and a sacrifice bunt, Hernaiz walked on five pitches from Tigers reliever Will Vest.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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