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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Maceo Boates went 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI, a triple and two sacrifice bunts as East Bridgewater defeated Rockland 15-4 in the South Shore League.
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Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Machado laid down his first successful sacrifice bunt since 2015 in yesterday’s first inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
In the bottom half, Bryson Stott's sacrifice bunt moved automatic runner Adolis García from second to third.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Josh Jung doubled and scored when Lopez's throw got past first baseman Nick Kurtz on Evan Carter's half-swing sacrifice bunt.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Senior first baseman Owen Dever had a sacrifice bunt to advance Maynes into scoring position.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Jung Hoo Lee and Heliot Ramos began the bottom of the seventh with back-to-back singles off left-hander Jack Dreyer, and Drew Gilbert put them both in scoring position with a sacrifice bunt.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Angel Gonzalez led the eighth inning off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Williams walked Josh Bell and Ryan Jeffers to begin the inning, and Clemens’ sacrifice bunt ended with the bases loaded after the Mets were unable to secure an out.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Machado laid down his first successful sacrifice bunt since 2015 in yesterday’s first inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
In the bottom half, Bryson Stott's sacrifice bunt moved automatic runner Adolis García from second to third.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Josh Jung doubled and scored when Lopez's throw got past first baseman Nick Kurtz on Evan Carter's half-swing sacrifice bunt.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Senior first baseman Owen Dever had a sacrifice bunt to advance Maynes into scoring position.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Jung Hoo Lee and Heliot Ramos began the bottom of the seventh with back-to-back singles off left-hander Jack Dreyer, and Drew Gilbert put them both in scoring position with a sacrifice bunt.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Angel Gonzalez led the eighth inning off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Williams walked Josh Bell and Ryan Jeffers to begin the inning, and Clemens’ sacrifice bunt ended with the bases loaded after the Mets were unable to secure an out.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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