intentional walk

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And fittingly, it was Teoscar Hernández who delivered the death blow, following an intentional walk to Freddie Freeman with a two-run, bases-loaded, redemption-rich double.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

After an intentional walk to Ohtani, Betts then provided the knockout blow, crushing a hanging first-pitch slider to left for his 15th home run of the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

“It was surprising, but he’s been on a tear,” Raleigh said when asked about Rodriguez’s intentional walk.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Baltimore’s Ryan Mountcastle received an intentional walk in the ninth to extend his career-high run of reaching base to 27 consecutive games.

From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023

That prompted Scott Servais to issue an intentional walk, a strategy the Mariners manager acknowledged before the game would be a strategy he would employ with the AL MVP front-runner.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023