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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In the sixth, Dorian Gonzalez Jr. led off with a double to right and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Williams on the next at-bat.
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Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
Jeremiah Estrada worked in extra innings for the third time — and this time stranded the automatic runner on a sacrifice bunt and two groundouts after taking the loss in the first two games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
Wildcats leadoff batter Landon Hu reached on a two-base error, moved to third base on Manning’s sacrifice bunt and scored on a ground out.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
The Brewers got a leadoff walk from Bauers and moved him to second on a sacrifice bunt, but Brice Turang hit a sinking liner into left that should have been the second out of the inning.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
Evans had a sacrifice bunt against reliever Erin Hoehn to advance the runners to second and third.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
After nine innings had been completed and a runner was automatically placed on second base, a sacrifice bunt by Tyler Wade and sacrifice fly by Iglesias got Jake Cronenworth home with the game’s only run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
The next runs came in the seventh inning, when the Cubs could have scored more but the Phillies worked their way out of a jam, though Pete Crow-Armstrong's RBI sacrifice bunt brought home the fourth and final run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Even Tommy Edman, who didn’t have a hit, contributed with a sacrifice bunt that scored a run.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
Jeremiah Estrada worked in extra innings for the third time — and this time stranded the automatic runner on a sacrifice bunt and two groundouts after taking the loss in the first two games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
Wildcats leadoff batter Landon Hu reached on a two-base error, moved to third base on Manning’s sacrifice bunt and scored on a ground out.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
The Brewers got a leadoff walk from Bauers and moved him to second on a sacrifice bunt, but Brice Turang hit a sinking liner into left that should have been the second out of the inning.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
Evans had a sacrifice bunt against reliever Erin Hoehn to advance the runners to second and third.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
After nine innings had been completed and a runner was automatically placed on second base, a sacrifice bunt by Tyler Wade and sacrifice fly by Iglesias got Jake Cronenworth home with the game’s only run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
The next runs came in the seventh inning, when the Cubs could have scored more but the Phillies worked their way out of a jam, though Pete Crow-Armstrong's RBI sacrifice bunt brought home the fourth and final run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Even Tommy Edman, who didn’t have a hit, contributed with a sacrifice bunt that scored a run.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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