drag bunt

English

Noun

drag bunt (plural drag bunts)

1. (baseball) A ball that has been hit by a batter who started to run towards first base while holding the bat back over the plate, typically in an attempt to get a hit rather than to sacrifice

   Jones fielded the drag bunt, but the runner beat out his throw for a single.

2. (baseball) The act of bunting while running towards first base

   The drag bunt is a skill that few players perfect.

Verb

drag bunt (third-person singular simple present drag bunts, present participle drag bunting, simple past and past participle drag bunted)

1. (baseball, transitive) to bunt while running towards first base

   Jones drag bunted the pitch.

2. (baseball, intransitive) to bunt while running towards first base

   Smith often drag bunts if he sees the third baseman playing back.