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2. Bunt (baseball) - Wikipedia

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   A bunt is a batting technique in baseball or fastpitch softball. Official Baseball Rules define a bunt as follows: "A bunt is a batted ball not swung at, but intentionally met with the bat and tapped slowly within the infield." To bunt, the batter loosely holds the bat in front of home plate and intentionally taps the ball into play.

3. 'It warms my heart': Inside the resurgence of the bunt ... - AOL

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   Cincinnati Reds outfielder Bubba Thompson squares up to bunt in the eighth inning during a MLB spring training baseball game, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Ariz.

4. Slap bunt - Wikipedia

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   To execute slap bunting, the player is almost always in the back of the left-hand side of home plate, feet slightly open to right field, and choked up slightly on the bat. The moment the pitch is released from the pitcher's hand, the player must rotate his hips toward the pitcher and then cross his back (left) foot over his front foot, moving ...

5. Wheel play - Wikipedia

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   Defenses generally do not attempt the wheel play in bunt situations where the batter is deemed a good enough hitter to be able to execute a slash bunt. Instead, the infielders will hold their positions, and the defense will rely on the pitcher or catcher to field the ball, and concede an advancement of the runner at second base to third base if ...

6. Bunting in MLB has rapidly declined in recent seasons. Will ...

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   There were 786 bunt hits in Major League Baseball in 2003. The number fell to 693 by 2006, 567 in 2016 and 386 in 2019. Following the pandemic-shortened season of 2020, the number of bunt hits ...

7. Batting (baseball) - Wikipedia

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   The most notable drill used is the "Tee Drill", where batters hit a ball off a baseball tee and correct any issues they found during previous games or practices. [4] There are also various hitting devices used during warm-up in the "on deck circle" to try and increase the batter's bat velocity.

8. Squeeze play (baseball) - Wikipedia

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   Such a bunt is most common with one out. [1] According to Baseball Almanac, the squeeze play was invented in 1894 by George Case and Dutch Carter during a college game at Yale University. [2] In a safety squeeze, the runner at third takes a lead, but does not run towards home plate until the batter makes contact bunting. A play at home plate is ...

9. Rickey Henderson played for these nine teams in his 25-year ...

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   Henderson, a 10-time All-Star and 1990 American League MVP, also has the MLB record of 2,295 career runs and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009 on the first ballot.