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| A | The highest level of minor league baseball in the US. | AAA | 91%
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| D | The layout of a baseball infield. Also used to reference baseball fields in general. | Diamond | 87%
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| B | Another term for a deep home run. | Bomb | 75%
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| F | With two strikes, a batter often tries to "___ ___" the pitcher's best pitches in the hopes of staying alive and getting a better pitch to hit. (2 words) | Foul Off | 66%
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| E | Nickname for the New York Yankees - "The Evil ______" | Empire | 61%
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| N | First name of longtime pitcher who holds 51 total MLB records, including most career strikeouts (5,714), and no-hitters (7). | Nolan | 61%
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| K | Slang for a hit. A double is sometimes referred to as "a two-base _____." | Knock | 55%
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| R | The more common name for the pitching plate. | Rubber | 55%
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| H | A batter who does not swing the bat in a single fluid motion is said to "have a _____ in his swing." | Hitch | 54%
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| C | A pitcher who dominated the other team in the game is said to have "Put on a _____." | Clinic | 52%
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| I | The all-time hits leader in professional baseball. (2 words) | Ichiro Suzuki | 46%
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| J | Former MLB shortstop who played parts of 13 seasons, mainly with the Brewers and Orioles: _ _ Hardy | JJ | 46%
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| T | Surname shared by MLB pitchers Dizzy (1939-1957) and Steve (1978-1989), as well as some guy named Mike who was the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year, and 2015, 2016 & 2019 AL Most-Valuable Player. | Trout | 45%
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| Q | Home to the San Diego Padres from 1969 to 2003, this stadium was initially known as Jack Murphy Stadium before its naming rights were sold to a major telecom company in 1997. It was then renamed for that company, but often simply went by the nickname "The _." | Q | 44%
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| M | Although the term "Cooperstown" is often used as shorthand, the official name of this New York Facility is "The National Baseball Hall of Fame and ______." | Museum | 42%
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| W | A 2015 home run by the White Sox' Geovany Soto cleared the Green Monster at Fenway Park and broke a _____ on a car parked in the garage next door. | Window | 40%
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| G | A hitter swinging at an extremely low pitch is said to be "_______." | Golfing | 39%
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| Y | The three-letter word a fan might shout after their team wins the game. | Yay | 38%
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| P | A batter with exceptional bat speed and power is said to have this. | Pop | 37%
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| L | Four-time All-Star third baseman for the Boston Red Sox and MVP of the 2007 World Series: Mike ______ | Lowell | 35%
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| X | Active all-star shortstop for Boston whose first name and team name, when taken together, satisfy the requirements for this quiz. (4 words) | Xander Bogaerts Red Sox | 35%
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| V | These initials have been shared by at least 5 players throughout MLB history, most recently by a right-handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, uniform number 21. | VV | 30%
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| Z | With the preponderance of strikeouts, defensive shifts, and low-scoring games that often last 4 hours, what you might hear the most in the late innings at a modern baseball game. | ZZZ | 30%
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| O | Mexican-American relief pitcher who holds the MLB record for most pitching appearances (1,252). Pitched in the '70s, '80s, '90s & '00s for many teams, but was a two-time All Star and a won the 1986 World Series with the Mets: Jesse ______ | Orosco | 24%
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| S | The term used for the analysis of baseball through statistics. This method has been championed by Bill James. | Sabermetrics | 21%
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| U | Journeyman pitcher Graeme Lloyd played for 7 teams during his MLB career. He was born in Geelong, Victoria which is 1,900 km from this natural landmark of Australia. | Uluru | 15%
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