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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Juan Soto singled off right-hander Quinn Priester to open the inning, and was moved over on a sacrifice bunt by Brandon Nimmo.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
The Padres lead the major leagues with 32 sacrifice bunts and 47 total bunts put in play (eight hits, seven outs).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Tyler Fitzgerald’s sacrifice bunt tied the game and prompted Cora to make a pitching change.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
Aloy and Maxwell reached third and second, respectively, on a sacrifice bunt by Helfrick, but Murray State reliever Graham Kelham struck out Cam Kozeal and induced a flyout by Kuhio Aloy to end the inning.
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
Melvin called for a sacrifice bunt from Mike Yastremski, who obliged and advanced automatic runner Jung Hoo Lee and Schmitt into scoring position.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
The Padres took a 3-2 lead when Jake Cronenworth and Jose Iglesias began the ninth inning with singles and Cronenworth scored on Elias Díaz’s second sacrifice bunt RBI of the night.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Senior center fielder Christian Lopez led off with a single, and a sacrifice bunt by junior second baseman Chase Massey moved Lopez to third.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
After a sacrifice bunt, an intentional walk and a strikeout, Graig Nettles came up.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
The Padres lead the major leagues with 32 sacrifice bunts and 47 total bunts put in play (eight hits, seven outs).
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Tyler Fitzgerald’s sacrifice bunt tied the game and prompted Cora to make a pitching change.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
Aloy and Maxwell reached third and second, respectively, on a sacrifice bunt by Helfrick, but Murray State reliever Graham Kelham struck out Cam Kozeal and induced a flyout by Kuhio Aloy to end the inning.
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2025
Melvin called for a sacrifice bunt from Mike Yastremski, who obliged and advanced automatic runner Jung Hoo Lee and Schmitt into scoring position.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
The Padres took a 3-2 lead when Jake Cronenworth and Jose Iglesias began the ninth inning with singles and Cronenworth scored on Elias Díaz’s second sacrifice bunt RBI of the night.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Senior center fielder Christian Lopez led off with a single, and a sacrifice bunt by junior second baseman Chase Massey moved Lopez to third.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
After a sacrifice bunt, an intentional walk and a strikeout, Graig Nettles came up.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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