Safety squeeze

A “safety squeeze” is a strategic baseball play intended to score a runner starting from third base. The batter bunts the ball intentionally to ensure its safe landing on the field, allowing the runner at third base to sprint towards home. Timing and risk are the primary distinctions between a safety squeeze and a suicide squeeze. In the former, the runner at third base delays breaking for home until the ball is bunted, which is safer and reduces the time required to reach home.