bunt
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Please explain to Dave Roberts that you don’t try a sacrifice bunt when you know the Marlins then automatically walk Shohei Ohtani.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 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
Take the first big turning point of this postseason: The iconic “wheel play” the Dodgers ran to defend a bunt in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the National League Division Series.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
It feels like a gift, and there’s always a risk the bunt isn’t executed correctly, another reason the nerds despise it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Herbie Goldfarb served up a home run, a deep fly out, a triple, and then Harlan Betchel laid a nice bunt down along the first base line.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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