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bunt

[buhnt] / bʌnt /
VERB
hit half-heartedly
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INFIELDER: Brody Schumaker, Santa Margarita, Sr.; TCU commit has speed, instincts and can bunt with the best.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Who knew the Dodgers could so deftly field a bunt play?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

A normally fielded bunt by Bryson Stott would have moved Nick Castellanos to third and put him in perfect position to tie the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Of course, I’m sure someone will argue that without the bunt, that would have been a Grand Slam.

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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