On Wednesday night, Craig Kimbrel came into the game with the Phillies leading not in the ninth inning, but in the tenth inning after the Marlins had tied it already in that ninth. Since it was an extra inning, there was a runner placed on second base, staring down the barrel of Kimbrel and the catcher, Garrett Stubbs. So Kimbrel did a very interesting thing:
Craig Kimbrel, Intentional Balk Mechanics. pic.twitter.com/n9SeKSVTAe
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCGI) August 3, 2023
Folks, that is 100% an intentional balk on Kimbrel.