Why bunt hits are continuously declining in MLB

The lost art of bunting made a brief appearance in the MLB limelight over the weekend — and was booed offstage.

The lost art of bunting made a brief appearance in the MLB limelight over the weekend — and was booed offstage.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins came to bat with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, his team trailing the Cincinnati Reds by one run with runners at second and third base.

A single to the outfield would all but certainly have won the game for Milwaukee. But Perkins shocked the American Family Field crowd and his teammates with a bunt that was popped up and easily caught by the pitcher for the game's final out.

Cameras appeared to catch stunned Brewers manager Pat Murphy's immediate reaction with his arms folded and asking: “What the f--- is he doing?”

The ill-fated play shined a light on the long, agonizing death of what was once one of baseball's most respected skills — the art of bunting.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/bunt-hits-declining-mlb-rcna157571

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