Gary Sanchez unloaded on a pitch intended to be part of an intentional walk on Sept. 10 against the Rays at the Stadium. Nearly a home run, Sanchez got an RBI on the sacrifice fly.
The intentional walk could turn into a very brief talk — as in the umpire declaring, “Batter take your base!” and onto the next hitter.
A source confirmed an ESPN report that Major League Baseball has proposed eliminating the practice of throwing four balls for a free pass, as well as raising the lower border of the strike zone from “the hollow beneath the knee cap” to the top of the hitter’s knees.