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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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.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
After a sacrifice bunt and Sears’ eighth strikeout — one shy of a season high — the 29-year-old left-hander grooved a middle-in sweeper for Blaine Crim to yank out to left, some 439 feet from the plate.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Following a sacrifice bunt, Perdomo drove in his second run of the afternoon with a single to right, knocking Seymour out of the game in the process.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles' left fielder walked, then went to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third and scored when the catcher's throw to third went over the head of the third baseman.
—Steve Futterman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Following two other walks and a sacrifice bunt, Hernaiz walked on five pitches from Tigers reliever Will Vest.
—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
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
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
After a sacrifice bunt and Sears’ eighth strikeout — one shy of a season high — the 29-year-old left-hander grooved a middle-in sweeper for Blaine Crim to yank out to left, some 439 feet from the plate.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Following a sacrifice bunt, Perdomo drove in his second run of the afternoon with a single to right, knocking Seymour out of the game in the process.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles' left fielder walked, then went to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third and scored when the catcher's throw to third went over the head of the third baseman.
—Steve Futterman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Following two other walks and a sacrifice bunt, Hernaiz walked on five pitches from Tigers reliever Will Vest.
—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
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
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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