"For all the times the Toronto Blue Jays walked Shohei Ohtani, they lost Game 3 of the World Series because of the one time they did not walk him. They learned their lesson, four times over. Here's another Babe Ruth comparison: Ruth played in 41 World Series games. He was intentionally walked twice. On Monday, in one World Series game, Ohtani was intentionally walked four times."
"The situation called for it - no, begged for it - in the seventh inning. The Blue Jays led, 5-4, with one out and the bases empty. Ohtani already had batted three times, with two doubles and a home run. On a night they would eventually use four pinch-runners, they already had removed two of their four most potent bats in George Springer and Bo Bichette."
The Blue Jays declined to intentionally walk Shohei Ohtani in the seventh inning, and Ohtani responded with a tying home run. After that swing, Toronto intentionally walked Ohtani four times in a row. The game extended to 18 innings, with the Dodgers ultimately prevailing. Ohtani reached base nine times, a postseason record, and recorded four extra-base hits in a World Series game. Toronto had removed George Springer and Bo Bichette and faced the dilemma of Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman on the lineup card. Seranthony DomÃnguez's split-season numbers versus right- and left-handed hitters informed the decision-making.
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