abbr[title]{border-bottom:none;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration:underline dotted;text-decoration:underline dotted;}/*!sc*/ The announcement Tuesday that intentional walks will no longer require actual pitches being thrown is the latest miscue. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item__link{width:100%;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;padding:14px;}/*!sc*/ But for the sake of this argument, let's say all the wide ones were intentional, with the catcher holding out his arm and all that. What is an intentional walk in baseball? The Ultimate Guide It's all in the name of shaving seconds off the times of games, you know. At least we don't have to sit through pitchers throwing four wide ones anymore. .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team.p-search-item--es:first-of-type:before{content:'Equipos';}/*!sc*/ But maybe it will motivate managers to order fewer intentional walks -- I doubt it, but it's possible (and if it does, then I will love it).Will this rule take something out of the baseball reverie? Last season, major league teams issued 932 intentional walks. .blUWSx .share-icon__square{width:30px;}/*!sc*/ body.side-nav-open{max-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;overscroll-behavior:none;touch-action:none;position:fixed;top:0;width:100vw;}/*!sc*/ Intentional Walk Rules Baseball- Can A Batter Decline An Intentional @media (min-width:768px){h1.Styles__HeadlineContainer-sc-19rm04l-0{font-size:2.488rem;}h2.Styles__HeadlineContainer-sc-19rm04l-0{font-size:1.44rem;}}/*!sc*/ Now, that won't be the case. data-styled.g66[id="textInputstyle__styledTextInput-sc-q34wel-2"]{content:"emtqNb,"}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item:hover{background-color:#057AFF;}}/*!sc*/ An intentional walk happens when a team decides to allow a hitter to reach first base instead of giving him a chance to hit the ball. (Well, it's not just that.) .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-items{background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ Coupled with this intentional walk rule he also announced a higher strike zone. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold.woff2') format('woff2'), url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold.woff') format('woff');font-weight:700;font-style:normal;}/*!sc*/ .epHHrr.youtube iframe{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ That's 3,728 pitches spread out over the 2,428 regular-season games played in 2016. .emtqNb input:focus{outline:none;}/*!sc*/ .fAmXvR{background:#f3f3f3;border-radius:6px;color:#444444;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:500;padding:16px 16px 24px;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.blLcNM .content{grid-column:1 / span 8;}.blLcNM .content .share-btn{-webkit-align-self:flex-end;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;margin-bottom:16px;top:0;}}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-regular.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-regular.woff') format('woff');font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-icon{width:25px;cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu__link:hover{background-color:#e2e2e2;color:#002867;border-radius:3px;}/*!sc*/ An intentional walk occurs when the defending team elects to walk a batter on purpose, putting him on first base instead of letting him try to hit. .mHQYb .p-search__input--sm{font-size:12px;height:30px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ .fuMUTu rect{fill:#ffffff;stroke:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__form svg{width:16px !important;height:16px !important;}/*!sc*/ Every single player in the history of baseball who has been walked has seen four balls thrown. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side .header__subnav__item,.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side .header__subnav__group-title{padding:14px 10px;}/*!sc*/ .dMKvOx{line-height:1.2;}/*!sc*/ Owners won't give up a penny in rights fees so networks can show fewer ads, and the union is against a pitch clock at the major league level. MLB approves intentional walk rule, other changes An intentional walk (aka intentional base on balls or IBB) is a walk issued when a pitcher deliberately throws completely unhittable pitches in order to have the batter advance to first base. .XOHMa{bottom:0;left:0;position:absolute;right:0;top:0;}/*!sc*/ They're boring and generally pointless, but I don't think anyone would want a coach to be able to just point at the clock and make the last 90 seconds disappear.So it's a wash. .mHQYb header.mlb-header [class$='__nav-item__text'],.mHQYb header.mlb-header [class$='__nav-item__link'],.mHQYb header.mlb-header [class$='__button-text']{text-transform:uppercase;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ The one thing I don't like about it is that, in a way, it legitimizes the intentional walk. .ezZJVn{background:transparent;border:0;color:#000000;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:1rem;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;right:35px;top:60%;-webkit-transform:translateY(-50%);-ms-transform:translateY(-50%);transform:translateY(-50%);white-space:nowrap;}/*!sc*/ progress{vertical-align:baseline;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo--mlb{-webkit-box-flex:99;-webkit-flex-grow:99;-ms-flex-positive:99;flex-grow:99;padding-right:0;padding-left:28px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item:focus,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item:hover{border-radius:3px;background-color:#dddddd;color:#002867;}/*!sc*/ The Major League Baseball commissioner's office has proposed a rule change to have the pitcher forgo actually throwing four balls instead, the bench would simply signal to the umpire that the batter will be intentionally walked. Intentionally walking a batter is a strategy that managers use to avoid letting a talented or red-hot hitter drive in runs and to set up a double-play opportunity. To bunt, or not? 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It is the managers who call for the walk, not the players. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(1){top:0px;}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-regular-italic.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-regular-italic.woff') format('woff');font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ Last year, there were only 0.38 intentional walks per game, the lowest total since statisticians started counting intentional walks back in 1955. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner::after{display:none;content:'';width:0;height:0;position:absolute;left:auto;right:-1px;top:33%;z-index:calc(99992 + 1);border-color:transparent #ffffff transparent transparent;border-style:solid;border-width:8px;}/*!sc*/ True, the intentional walk was never illegitimate, but now there will be something in the official rules that makes it easier, that gives the manager direct control of the game. .bZhBFV{margin:0 auto 16px;}/*!sc*/ .hUHmCp > article .ad-top-right-container::before,.hUHmCp > article .ad-bottom-right-container::before{font-family:"proxima-nova";content:"ADVERTISEMENT";display:block;position:absolute;top:-17px;text-align:center;width:100%;color:#888888;font-size:0.694rem;line-height:13px;}/*!sc*/ Bursitis - Symptoms and causes The new rule removed the four pitches for an intentional walk to speed up the pace of play. data-styled.g156[id="newsletterOptinstyle__Fieldset-sc-d7sh2p-1"]{content:"HQoYx,"}/*!sc*/ For this purpose, the pitcher intentionally throws the baseball far outside the strike zone. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight{background-color:#333333;}/*!sc*/ .hspSPq svg{padding-top:1px;vertical-align:top;fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--parent[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--parent[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner span{color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .emtqNb input::placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ On an intentional walk, every runner gets to move up a base. 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Will it feel a bit too recreation softball-ish? .mHQYb input[type='search']::-webkit-search-cancel-button{-webkit-appearance:none;}/*!sc*/ Early player reviews critical of MLB's new no-pitch intentional walk A limit of one intentional walk per player per game. @media (min-width:375px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--shortname{display:none;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--name{display:inline-block;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--parent[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .mlb-header__login-menu{border-color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item{display:none;-webkit-flex:1 1 100%;-ms-flex:1 1 100%;flex:1 1 100%;position:relative;text-align:center;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo img{width:auto;min-height:31px;max-height:31px;height:100%;}/*!sc*/ That's not real change, folks. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav ::-webkit-scrollbar{width:0px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:56px;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;-webkit-flex:99 1 45%;-ms-flex:99 1 45%;flex:99 1 45%;}/*!sc*/ .epHHrr iframe{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ It is typically used when the pitcher wants to avoid pitching to a particularly dangerous hitter, or when the bases are loaded and the pitcher wants to force in a run. window.visitor = window.visitor ?? .hUHmCp > article > aside{display:none;}/*!sc*/ fieldset{padding:0.35em 0.75em 0.625em;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list:focus{outline:0;}/*!sc*/ This rule seems so straightforward, it doesn't seem likely to change the game very much.But we don't know. 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True, the intentional walk was never illegitimate, but now there will be something in the official rules that makes it easier, that gives the manager direct control of the game. Intentional Walk Rule - An intentional base on balls may be given by the defensive team by having its catcher or coach request the umpire to award the batter first base. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}/*!sc*/ .emtqNb input::-webkit-input-placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ 3. Major League Baseball has approved a change to the intentional walk rule, going from the traditional four-pitch walk to a dugout . .blUWSx .share-icon__button{background:none;border:none;padding:0;}/*!sc*/ .HQoYx{border:0;padding:0;text-align:center;}/*!sc*/ There's a divisive new rule coming to Major League Baseball in 2020, and it's not the designated hitter being added to the National League. 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In baseball, an intentional base on balls, usually referred to as an intentional walk and denoted in baseball scorekeeping by IBB, is a walk issued to a batter by a pitcher with the intent of removing the batter's opportunity to swing at the pitched ball. Can rule changes lead to reduced MLB game time? I just hope that whatever impact the new rule has, it allows the intentional walk to keep dying a slow death.

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