The declaration of intentional walks is a brand new rule that MLB just implemented this season. As long as the head coach signals the chief umpire, the opposing batter can be directly walked to first base without having to intentionally throw four bad pitches as before—this idea is meant to speed up the game and concurrently avoid the risk of a batter hitting a base hit during an intentional walk.
However, at this moment, Frankner, who is typically decisive and resolute, found himself unusually caught in deep thought: from his perspective, he supports walking Lin Guanglai, considering that, given the opponent's outstanding condition, allowing him to bat again could potentially risk losing more runs;
But the problem is, the current pitcher is their ace, Kluber, who is at the peak of his career both physically and mentally, one of the finest pitchers in the entire Major League this season, and Frankner, as the coach, has to consider his perspective;
