Bunt-Fest: Jays’ Pillar bunts 7 times in minor league games
TAMPA, Fla. — Kevin Pillar was back in the minors for a bunt-fest.
The Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder spent Sunday switching from a Triple-A exhibition game to a Double-A contest on adjacent fields, attempting to reach on bunt singles in all seven at-bats.
Pillar might need a little more practice — he went 0 for 7.
“It’s something that I want to have as a tool, something in my back pocket,” he said. “Find another way to get on base. To be confident enough to get my bunt down, place it where I want to place it. A perfectly executed bunt is tough to defend, even if they know it’s coming.”