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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Chestnut unsuccessfully attempted a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners, but Kellner was forced out at third.
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Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
George Springer led off with a single and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Nathan Lukes.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Seattle right-hander Bryan Woo was removed after Andrés Giménez advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt, and Springer greeted Eduard Bazardo with his fourth homer of this postseason, a 381-foot drive to left field that got the sellout crowd of 44,770 roaring.
—Ian Harrison, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
After Andres Gimenez moved them over with a sacrifice bunt, Bazardo came in to face Springer.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
His biggest blemish came in a two-run third inning when Nick Sogard’s sacrifice bunt with runners on second and first base forced Rodón to short-hop a throw to first.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
After a sacrifice bunt, Jorge Barrosa tied the score with a sacrifice fly, bringing up Perdomo with two outs.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Iglesias’ sacrifice bunt that moved Johnson to third before Fermin’s walk-off single was the Padres’ 47th of the season, 12 more than any other team this season and most in the major leagues since the 2021 Rockies had 48.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
George Springer led off with a single and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Nathan Lukes.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025
Seattle right-hander Bryan Woo was removed after Andrés Giménez advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt, and Springer greeted Eduard Bazardo with his fourth homer of this postseason, a 381-foot drive to left field that got the sellout crowd of 44,770 roaring.
—Ian Harrison, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
After Andres Gimenez moved them over with a sacrifice bunt, Bazardo came in to face Springer.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
His biggest blemish came in a two-run third inning when Nick Sogard’s sacrifice bunt with runners on second and first base forced Rodón to short-hop a throw to first.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
After a sacrifice bunt, Jorge Barrosa tied the score with a sacrifice fly, bringing up Perdomo with two outs.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Iglesias’ sacrifice bunt that moved Johnson to third before Fermin’s walk-off single was the Padres’ 47th of the season, 12 more than any other team this season and most in the major leagues since the 2021 Rockies had 48.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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