drag bunt

noun

: a bunt in baseball made by a left-handed batter by trailing the bat while moving toward first base
broadly : a bunt made with the object of getting on base safely rather than sacrificing

Examples of drag bunt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Manaea got two quick outs before Garrett Stubbs legged out a single on a drag bunt. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024 The double and the first-to-third on the wild pitch, and the drag bunt. Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024 Jurickson Profar attempted a drag bunt before pulling his bat back and taking the first pitch for a ball. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024 Davalillo, batting for Steve Yeager, came to the plate and, with the infield playing deep, laid down a perfect drag bunt for a single. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023 Josiah Cromwick started the rally with a drag bunt and Anson Aroz followed with an RBI single. oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023 Jake McCarthy tapped a drag bunt toward first base. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023 How about the fact those hits aren’t drag bunts or bloopers. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023 The Ducks ended it in the bottom of the frame on another two-out rally as Hanoian reached via drag bunt, Tanner Smith singled to left-center and Boettcher ripped the first pitch from Mulholland to the left side and beat out the throw from Armstrong. James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2021

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'drag bunt.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drag bunt was in 1915

Dictionary Entries Near drag bunt

Cite this Entry

“Drag bunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20bunt. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Last Updated: - Definition revised
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!