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
Examples of sacrifice bunt in a Sentence
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Crawford wasn't finished, however, laying down a perfect sacrifice bunt in the seventh to move pinch-runner Derek Hill into scoring position.
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CBS News,
1 July 2026
And Yerry De los Santos could not field a sacrifice bunt in the eighth.
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Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
The Marlins then took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on an Xavier Edwards RBI single that brought home Owen Caissie, who led off the inning with a single, moved to second on a Leo Jimenez walk and then to third on a Brain Navaretto sacrifice bunt.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Both advanced on a sacrifice bunt.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
But O’Brien got his first out when Kameron Misner’s sacrifice bunt put Massey and Thomas in scoring position.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Premier pitching, sacrifice bunts, timely base running — phrases not regularly used to describe the 2026 Georgia Bulldogs.
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Hunter Delauder,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
With the bottom of the order set to bat in the top of the 11th, Sam Fisante singled with one out and advanced on a sacrifice bunt.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Alika Williams got down a sacrifice bunt to automatic runner Gelof to third with one out before Brewers reliever Chad Patrick struck out Langeliers and Jeff McNeil two batters later to earn the save, with the red-hot Kurtz intentionally walked between the strikeouts.
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Sean Campbell
june 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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CBS News,
1 July 2026
And Yerry De los Santos could not field a sacrifice bunt in the eighth.
—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
The Marlins then took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on an Xavier Edwards RBI single that brought home Owen Caissie, who led off the inning with a single, moved to second on a Leo Jimenez walk and then to third on a Brain Navaretto sacrifice bunt.
—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Both advanced on a sacrifice bunt.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
But O’Brien got his first out when Kameron Misner’s sacrifice bunt put Massey and Thomas in scoring position.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Premier pitching, sacrifice bunts, timely base running — phrases not regularly used to describe the 2026 Georgia Bulldogs.
—
Hunter Delauder,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
With the bottom of the order set to bat in the top of the 11th, Sam Fisante singled with one out and advanced on a sacrifice bunt.
—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Alika Williams got down a sacrifice bunt to automatic runner Gelof to third with one out before Brewers reliever Chad Patrick struck out Langeliers and Jeff McNeil two batters later to earn the save, with the red-hot Kurtz intentionally walked between the strikeouts.
—
Sean Campbell
june 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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“Sacrifice bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrifice%20bunt. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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