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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Elina Garcia drove in another run with a sacrifice bunt.
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Small ball lifted Masconomet over Beverly, 4-3, in Northeastern Conference play, as Aimee Quimby’s sacrifice bunt scored Emma McCormack for the winning run.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Yastrzemski’s job was to sacrifice bunt the Braves’ shortstop to third, increasing the percentage Kim could score from third with less than two outs, thus giving the Braves a win.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
Czerak walked and Corral followed with a sacrifice bunt.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Kurtz hit a pitch from Tyler Mahle 417 feet to center field for his eighth homer and a 4-2 lead after singles by Lawrence Butler and Jeff McNeil — around a sacrifice bunt by Darell Hernaiz — put runners on the corners.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
Steer grounded into an inning-ending double play in the seventh, and center fielder Dane Myers popped up his sacrifice bunt attempt in the ninth.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Machado laid down his first successful sacrifice bunt since 2015 in yesterday’s first inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
In the bottom half, Bryson Stott's sacrifice bunt moved automatic runner Adolis García from second to third.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Small ball lifted Masconomet over Beverly, 4-3, in Northeastern Conference play, as Aimee Quimby’s sacrifice bunt scored Emma McCormack for the winning run.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Yastrzemski’s job was to sacrifice bunt the Braves’ shortstop to third, increasing the percentage Kim could score from third with less than two outs, thus giving the Braves a win.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
Czerak walked and Corral followed with a sacrifice bunt.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Kurtz hit a pitch from Tyler Mahle 417 feet to center field for his eighth homer and a 4-2 lead after singles by Lawrence Butler and Jeff McNeil — around a sacrifice bunt by Darell Hernaiz — put runners on the corners.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
Steer grounded into an inning-ending double play in the seventh, and center fielder Dane Myers popped up his sacrifice bunt attempt in the ninth.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Machado laid down his first successful sacrifice bunt since 2015 in yesterday’s first inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
In the bottom half, Bryson Stott's sacrifice bunt moved automatic runner Adolis García from second to third.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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