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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However, one of the reasons the Red Sox were 4-3 losers to the Yankees is that Cora can’t pull a lever that’ll ensure that his players — such as, oh, Ceddanne Rafaela — deliver a sacrifice bunt in a key situation.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In the bottom of the sixth inning with the Guardians down 2-1, there were runners on the corners with no outs when Tarik Skubal delivered a 2-1 pitch to Fry, who quickly turned to square for a sacrifice bunt.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 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
Boston finally broke through after Carlos Narvaez laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the extra-innings ghost runner to third, and Nate Eaton came across to score after Sogard grounded one to the right side just softly enough to beat the throw.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
After an intentional walk to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, Red Sox catcher Carlos Narvaez executed a textbook sacrifice bunt to move the runners over.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Colorado scored twice in the seventh, combining a leadoff single by Braxton Fulford, a sacrifice bunt by Ryan Ritter, an RBI double by Ezequiel Tovar, and an RBI single by Moniak.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In the bottom of the sixth inning with the Guardians down 2-1, there were runners on the corners with no outs when Tarik Skubal delivered a 2-1 pitch to Fry, who quickly turned to square for a sacrifice bunt.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 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
Boston finally broke through after Carlos Narvaez laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the extra-innings ghost runner to third, and Nate Eaton came across to score after Sogard grounded one to the right side just softly enough to beat the throw.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
After an intentional walk to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, Red Sox catcher Carlos Narvaez executed a textbook sacrifice bunt to move the runners over.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Colorado scored twice in the seventh, combining a leadoff single by Braxton Fulford, a sacrifice bunt by Ryan Ritter, an RBI double by Ezequiel Tovar, and an RBI single by Moniak.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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