Baseball Snacks
Introduced in 1896 and still sold today, this caramel corn and peanut confection comes in a red-and-white box.
Cracker Jack
This pitcher threw seven no-hitters and struck out more batters than anyone in history. In 1979, the Astros gave him the game’s first million-dollar-a-year contract.
Nolan Ryan
The Dodgers and Giants both left this city after the 1957 season, devastating two of the most passionate fanbases in the country.
New York
This outfielder holds the rare distinction of being an All-Star in two major American team sports (football and baseball). Before games, he used to shoot at a target with a bow and arrow in the Royals clubhouse.
Bo Jackson
A pitcher who throws very fast is said to be bringing this cultured dairy product: the harder the throw, the sharper the "???".
Cheese / cheddar
There may be nothing 'sweeter' than this dairy product, often served with rainbow sprinkles in a commemorative plastic helmet.
Soft serve ice cream
This cannon-armed right fielder played 18 seasons entirely in Pittsburgh, won two World Series, and became one of the most decorated Latin American players in history. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973 in a special election that waived the mandatory five-year waiting period.
Roberto Clemente
The first MLB team based outside the United States, this franchise played from 1969 to 2004 before relocating to Washington D.C.
Montreal Expos
This pitcher, towering at a whopping 6'10", once threw a fastball collided mid-air with an unsuspecting bird, creating a feather explosion that became a viral highlight.
Randy Johnson
A slow, routine fly ball easy enough for an outfielder to catch with their eyes and 'ears' covered, possibly named after a 19th-century grocery store trick.
Can of corn
This brand of chewing gum shaped like shredded up leaves became the unofficial gum of baseball dugouts, often seen bulging from players' cheeks.
Big League Chew
No second baseman knocked more home runs than the California-born slugger who totaled 377 over his career. The NL MVP in 2000, he is a member of this year's Hall of Fame induction class.
Jeff Kent
One of the original American League franchises, the St. Louis Browns played from 1902 to 1953 before 'flying' east and becoming this current franchise.
Baltimore Orioles
This pitcher, born with one arm, once threw a no-hitter against Cleveland in 1993. He won the Golden Spikes Award in 1987 with the Michigan Wolverines, and was on the BBWAA ballot in 2005, but only received 2.5% of votes.
The third baseman has been known to have balls 'smoked' at them by right-handed hitters, giving them little time to react, explaining why that position has been nicknamed this since the 1880s.
The hot corner
Sometimes referred to as 'candy floss,' this confection is spun in front of your eyes and has been known to coat the hands and mouth of everyone who tries their best not to get it on them.
Cotton candy
The 1981 American League MVP and Cy Young Award winner spent 17 years in the big leagues with the Athletics, Padres and Brewers, where he set the record for career saves at the time, 341. This reliever also had quite possibly the most famous mustache in baseball.
Rollie Fingers
In 1899, the owners of this former 11-year National League team purchased a second team in St. Louis, and sent all of their top talent to that club, resulting in a 20–134 record: the worst for a single season in major league history.
Cleveland Spiders
This Hall of Fame third baseman spent most of his career with the Boston Red Sox and was famously known for eating a chicken dinner before every baseball game. In his 2,432 career games, this hitter reached base safely in 85 percent of them.
Wade Boggs
A "hammer," a "hook," and an "Uncle Charlie" are all slang terms for this single pitch that changed baseball strategy when Candy Cummings popularized it in the 1870s.
Curveball
Milwaukee fans would riot before they gave up this grilled sausage, usually served in a sourdough roll with sauerkraut on top, and available at every Brewers home game.
Bratwurst
Pitching entirely in the dead-ball era for Washington, “The Big Train” won 417 games with a world-renowned fastball and was part of the Hall of Fame's first induction class in 1936. His 3,509 strikeouts were the big league standard for more than 50 years.
Walter Johnson
This Negro Leagues powerhouse, based in a Pittsburgh suburb, won nine straight pennants from 1937 to 1945 and counted Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell among its stars.
Homestead Grays
After an ejection, this Mets manager tried to sneak back in with a fake mustache and glasses, leading to a suspension and fine.
Bobby Valentine
This slang term for a double play, or getting two outs on one batted ball, references a pair of siblings meeting their demise.
Twin killing