For some, the intentional walk is baseball’s ultimate white flag. They see it as a moment when a team just gives up. For others, it’s a tactic that Managers use to avoid scary hitters. We all saw it for years with Barry Bonds, when Managers would rather walk him than risk pitching to him 249 times between 2002 to 2004. We sometimes see it with Aaron Judge, too. But Shohei Ohtani just took this to a new level, prompting everyone to ask: Should this rule even be allowed? One top MLB insider has a clear answer.

So, should MLB step in and change the rules? Host Rich Eisen asked this question to ESPN’s Buster Olney. Eisen noted fans stay up late to see stars like Ohtani hit and asked Olney what he thought about limiting the walks. Olney told Eisen, “You can’t do anything about it. Because in

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