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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Freshman catcher Ashley Bogdan led off with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and eventually scored on an error hit by freshman Meg Suneson.
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
Alika Williams got down a sacrifice bunt to automatic runner Gelof to third with one out before Brewers reliever Chad Patrick struck out Langeliers and Jeff McNeil two batters later to earn the save, with the red-hot Kurtz intentionally walked between the strikeouts.
—Sean Campbell
june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
The Padres led the major leagues with 48 sacrifice bunts in 2025 and were second with 28 sacrifice bunts in ‘24.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Jabe Boroff led off with a walk, moved to second on Houston Markham's sacrifice bunt and advanced to third on Aaron Piasecki's groundout.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
Boyd continued to roll with small ball in the fourth inning, taking the lead on a sacrifice bunt from AJ Sarto.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2026
But the Marlins tacked on three insurance runs in the ninth when Mack drove in his third run of the night with a sacrifice bunt and Hernández connected off Mitchell Parker for his third home run in two games.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026
With the would-be tying run standing on first base and one out, Scott crashed hard on Geraldo Perdomo’s sacrifice bunt and zipped a throw across the diamond just in time for the out.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
After a sacrifice bunt, two intentional walks set the stage for Baxa, who waited back and lofted a fly ball to right.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
Alika Williams got down a sacrifice bunt to automatic runner Gelof to third with one out before Brewers reliever Chad Patrick struck out Langeliers and Jeff McNeil two batters later to earn the save, with the red-hot Kurtz intentionally walked between the strikeouts.
—Sean Campbell
june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
The Padres led the major leagues with 48 sacrifice bunts in 2025 and were second with 28 sacrifice bunts in ‘24.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Jabe Boroff led off with a walk, moved to second on Houston Markham's sacrifice bunt and advanced to third on Aaron Piasecki's groundout.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
Boyd continued to roll with small ball in the fourth inning, taking the lead on a sacrifice bunt from AJ Sarto.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2026
But the Marlins tacked on three insurance runs in the ninth when Mack drove in his third run of the night with a sacrifice bunt and Hernández connected off Mitchell Parker for his third home run in two games.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026
With the would-be tying run standing on first base and one out, Scott crashed hard on Geraldo Perdomo’s sacrifice bunt and zipped a throw across the diamond just in time for the out.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
After a sacrifice bunt, two intentional walks set the stage for Baxa, who waited back and lofted a fly ball to right.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
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