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bunt

[buhnt] / bʌnt /
VERB
hit half-heartedly
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Those miscues only inspired the Rays to bunt more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In fact, he was explicitly told not to bunt by the front office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

And they’ve put themselves in this position not by pioneering a groundbreaking strategy, but by flagrantly violating the most ironclad rule of the Moneyball era: never bunt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Closer Tanner Scott finished the inning, but after allowing an infield single and a bunt for a base hit in the ninth, he surrendered a game-tying double to Javier Sanoja.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Even in this heat, I was pretty sure I could beat out a bunt and make it home.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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