The intentional walk is mostly dead – except when it’s not. So far this postseason, it's come back into play, more so than in any October in years. Has it worked?

There have been 23 intentional walks so far in the postseason, with considerable ball yet to be played. Last year, in the entire playoffs, there were 21; the year before, only 13; the year before that, 12. It’s the most intentional walks in a postseason since 2018 had 26, and, while understanding that the playoff structure has changed a little since then, we’re not even to the World Series yet. If we get to 30, it’ll be the most in a postseason since back in 2011.

This, on the heels of a regular season that is essentially tied with the last three seasons for “ lowest intentional walk rate ever ,” half what it was in 2017, w

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