bunter
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The Phillies had the bottom of the order coming up — starting with infielder Bryson Stott, whom the Dodgers had evaluated as a good bunter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
He’s a good bunter, and it got us in a position to potentially, like I said, knock in the winning run,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
They said he was the best bunter ever.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2016
But as FanGraphs’ Dave Cameron points out, this doesn’t take into account that the bunter was the speedy Jarrod Dyson, who has reached base on 40 percent of his career bunts.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2014
He had to pitch to McCall, the fastest man in the league; to Ashwell, the best bunter; to Stringer, the champion batter.
From The Redheaded Outfield by Grey, Zane
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