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What is a safety squeeze? Explaining special bunt attempt in baseball

Fox broadcaster John Smoltz kept calling for it during the World Series: "This would be the perfect time for a safety squeeze."

You'd be forgiven for being confused if you don't watch baseball all year.

Especially in modern baseball, there isn't a lot of talk of the safety squeeze.

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What is a safety squeeze?

A safety squeeze is a type of bunt that happens in baseball when there is a runner on third base.

It's a more conservative version of the suicide squeeze bunt.

A suicide squeeze requires the runner on third to take off stealing on the pitch and for the batter to bunt, no matter where the pitch is, to protect the movi

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