bunt
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With the would-be tying run standing on first base and one out, Scott crashed hard on Geraldo Perdomo’s sacrifice bunt and zipped a throw across the diamond just in time for the out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
They deployed strategies like the sacrifice bunt and stolen base with remarkable frequency despite lacking real evidence to justify such usage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Santa Margarita’s Brody Schumaker, who had eight bunt singles last season, will be asked by his father, Skip, the new manager of the Texas Rangers, to show off his bunting skills at spring training.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
But the Dodgers ran the little-used “Wheel Play” in which third baseman Max Muncy fielded the bunt and spun and threw to Mookie Betts to tag Castellanos and save the game.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025
He bunted the frog, laid down a perfect bunt in front of the plate, third-base side, and he took off for first.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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