Precisely because of Shohei Ohtani, the intentional walk has once again found itself in the crosshairs of baseball’s aspiring reformers. In light of how often the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ two-way player ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Shohei Ohtani has broken a lot of baseball conventional wisdom. He took a new step on Monday night, ...

When the Nationals and Mets went to extra innings this past Monday, Washington was quick to intentionally walk Juan Soto in the top of the 10th. Then New York returned the favor, giving James Wood a ...

And you thought the intentional walk had gone the way of Blockbuster, the iPod and those titanium-infused Phiten necklaces that stabilized the body's energy flow. You were wrong! Turns out, the ...

Shohei Ohtani has broken a lot of baseball conventional wisdom. He took a new step on Monday night, in Game 3 of the World Series. Ohtani has been on an unholy tear of late, even by his standards.

Is this the year baseball raises the strike zone? Is it the year the sport does away with the practice of lobbing four balls toward home plate to issue an intentional walk? Major League Baseball has ...

Baseball is a sport full of surprises and unexpected strategies, and Travis Bazzana's debut with the Cleveland Guardians was no exception. In a nail-biting game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the 23-year ...