sacrifice
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- noun
- /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/
- Jargon
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sacrificio (béisbol)
- The sacrifice bunt worked!
- a sacrifice fly
- a sacrifice bunt
- hit a sacrifice
Examples
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Joe Jackson (The Citadel) laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt along the first base line to advance the runners.
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A sacrifice bunt put runners on second and third with one out.
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Know why he said the most beautiful play is a sacrifice fly?
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In 1990, George Bell tied a record with three sacrifice flies in one game.
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In the bottom of the 6th inning, Mike Moustakas hit a sacrifice fly to left; Alex Gordon scored on the play.
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Clark fields it cleanly and gets the runner at first, but Gasper advances to second on the sacrifice.
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After a bit of research, I found that the Dodgers, in fact, led MLB in sacrifice hits (bunts not including sacrifice flies) with 82.
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Hometown rookie David Freese recorded his first big league RBI on a sacrifice fly, scoring speedy pinch runner Joe Thurston.
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In 1914, Jake Daubert, who is hobbled with an ankle injury, lays down a record six sacrifice bunts in a doubleheader versus Philadelphia at Ebbets Field.
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In the final inning, the team scored the winning run thanks to a crucial sacrifice fly.
Synonyms
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A caught fly ball that lets a player on base score while it puts the batter out
Compounds
- Jargon
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A caught fly ball that lets a player on base score while it puts the batter out
A Muslim festival when families sacrifice an animal and share meat with the poor
- Offensive
An attack in which a person kills or injures others and also dies, usually using a bomb
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Etymology
Sacrifice in baseball means a batter gives up an out to help the other runners, and this use comes from the same idea of 'giving up' for a greater good. It links back to Latin sacer 'holy' and facere 'to make', like offering the out to help the team.