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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Grapevine Faith then used four walks, a sacrifice bunt, and an infield single to produce three runs.
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Turang’s sacrifice bunt was mishandled at first base, putting runners on first and second.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Back-to-back line drive singles from Tristan Peters and Pereira, an Edgar Quero sacrifice bunt and Luisangel Acuna hit by pitch loaded the bases with one out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Pinch-hitting for second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Mayer led off the seventh with a double, the team’s first extra-base hit of the year, advanced to third on Carlos Narváez’s sacrifice bunt and scored the first Red Sox run on an RBI single by Ceddanne Rafaela.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
After walking the first batter on 11 pitches, Bradley committed a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Lorenzo Favela drove in a run on a sacrifice bunt for El Dorado’s first run in the sixth.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Maddox Madino hits a sacrifice bunt, putting Rodriguez on second.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 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
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Turang’s sacrifice bunt was mishandled at first base, putting runners on first and second.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Back-to-back line drive singles from Tristan Peters and Pereira, an Edgar Quero sacrifice bunt and Luisangel Acuna hit by pitch loaded the bases with one out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Pinch-hitting for second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Mayer led off the seventh with a double, the team’s first extra-base hit of the year, advanced to third on Carlos Narváez’s sacrifice bunt and scored the first Red Sox run on an RBI single by Ceddanne Rafaela.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
After walking the first batter on 11 pitches, Bradley committed a throwing error on a sacrifice bunt.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Lorenzo Favela drove in a run on a sacrifice bunt for El Dorado’s first run in the sixth.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Maddox Madino hits a sacrifice bunt, putting Rodriguez on second.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 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
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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