MLB Is Reportedly Introducing An Automatic Intentional Walk

By: Patrick Redford

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According to a report from ESPN’s Howard Bryant, Major League Baseball and the players’ union have agreed on a plan to scrap current intentional walk rules and allow managers to signal from the dugout and automatically send the batter to first base. The rule, like the proposed change to extra innings where teams would start with a runner on second, is designed to speed up games.