intentional walk

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Mets manager Craig Counsell called for an intentional walk, and up walked Michael Conforto.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

With the Dodgers already up 11-3, and first base open with runners on the other two bags, an intentional walk to Ohtani would have been warranted, even amid the 50-50 stakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

In the 10th, Bryson Stott came through after an intentional walk loaded the bases with two outs, lining an opposite-field double down the third-base line that brought home two runs off A.J.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2023

“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

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