Nationals' James Wood Becomes 1st Since Barry Bonds to Be Intentionally Walked 4 Times

James Wood's outstanding hitting this season earned him the Barry Bonds treatment on Sunday.

The Washington Nationals' left fielder was walked four times during Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels, making him the first player to be intentionally walked four times in one game since Bonds in 2004, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN).

Besides Wood and Bonds, just four players—Roger Maris, Garry Templeton, Manny Ramirez and Andre Dawson—have been intentionally walked four times in the same game. Bonds was intentionally walked four times in four different games in 2004, the same year he recorded a .362 batting average and 45 home runs.

Some of baseball's best hitters in recent years, like Aaron Judge, have had to deal with constant intentional walks, but it's been a while since a team went as far as the Angels did on Sunday.

Wood still managed to get a hit on Sunday, but it came early, and the Angels intentionally walked him in his final four at-bats. There were runners on base for each of his intentional walks.

The Nationals won 7-4 in 11 innings to pick up the series win after losing Saturday's game.

Considering how effective Wood has been at the plate this season, it makes sense why the struggling Angels wanted to limit his opportunities on Sunday.

Wood, who is in his second season in the majors, has been one of the best hitters in baseball this year. Through 84 games, he has the sixth-most home runs (22), fifth-most RBI (64) and seventh-best OPS (.938).