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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Following two other walks and a sacrifice bunt, Hernaiz walked on five pitches from Tigers reliever Will Vest.
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Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Ramon Laureano led off the third inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Arraez’s contribution was the Padres’ league-leading 37th sacrifice bunt.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The Orioles took a 4-3 lead in the top of the 11th on a run-scoring groundout by Jackson, and after Wong moved pinch runner Nate Eaton to third on a sacrifice bunt, Anthony hit a fly ball to shallow center that realistically wasn’t deep enough to score on.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Brady House singled to lead off, and Jacob Young reached on a sacrifice bunt when first baseman Pete Alonso tried to get the lead runner at second base.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Even after the Reds tied the game in the bottom of the 10th, Cincinnati reliever Joe La Sorsa got in the way of third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes, allowing Turang’s sacrifice bunt attempt to turn into a hit.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Wilyer Abreu’s sacrifice bunt should have been the first out of the inning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
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Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Ramon Laureano led off the third inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Arraez’s contribution was the Padres’ league-leading 37th sacrifice bunt.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The Orioles took a 4-3 lead in the top of the 11th on a run-scoring groundout by Jackson, and after Wong moved pinch runner Nate Eaton to third on a sacrifice bunt, Anthony hit a fly ball to shallow center that realistically wasn’t deep enough to score on.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Brady House singled to lead off, and Jacob Young reached on a sacrifice bunt when first baseman Pete Alonso tried to get the lead runner at second base.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Even after the Reds tied the game in the bottom of the 10th, Cincinnati reliever Joe La Sorsa got in the way of third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes, allowing Turang’s sacrifice bunt attempt to turn into a hit.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Wilyer Abreu’s sacrifice bunt should have been the first out of the inning.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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