Nicknames
This legendary Yankees slugger and home run king was known as "The Sultan of Swat."
Who is Babe Ruth?
This is the official nickname of the 37-foot-tall left-field wall at Fenway Park.
What is the Green Monster?
This Baltimore Orioles legend holds the MLB record for the longest consecutive games played streak at 2,632 games.
Who is Cal Ripken Jr.?
Fans traditionally sing this classic 1908 anthem during the middle of the 7th inning at almost every major league ballpark.
What is "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"?
This Southwestern state plays host to all 15 major league teams competing in the Cactus League.
What is Arizona?
This Hall of Fame Boston Red Sox hitter was affectionately known as "The Splendid Splinter."
Who is Ted Williams?
This rule, introduced in 2023, requires a pitcher to deliver a pitch within 15 seconds with bases empty or 20 seconds with runners on.
What is the pitch clock?
This dynamic pitcher, known as the "The Ryan Express," holds the MLB record for the most career strikeouts with 5,714.
Who is Nolan Ryan?
He hit a legendary, limping, walk-off home run for the Dodgers in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.
Who is Kirk Gibson?
These are the two distinct, regionally named exhibition leagues that major league teams split into every February.
What are the Cactus League and the Grapefruit League?
This explosive, bat-flipping Mets first baseman earned this chilly nickname because of his cool composure and high-altitude home runs.
Who is Pete "The Polar Bear" Alonso?
This famous stadium feature consists of a specific lush plant covering the brick outfield walls at Chicago's Wrigley Field.
What is ivy?
In 2022, Miguel Cabrera became just the 7th player in baseball history to reach both of these massive career statistical milestones.
What are 3,000 hits and 500 home runs?
This New York Yankees pitcher threw the only perfect game in World Series history during Game 5 against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956.
Who is Don Larsen?
This Florida city serves as the long-time Spring Training home for the Philadelphia Phillies and features a stadium named BayCare Ballpark.
What is Clearwater?
This dominant 1970s Cincinnati Reds lineup earned this mechanical nickname.
What is the Big Red Machine?
This rule allows a batter to try to sprint to first base if the catcher fails to cleanly catch a specific third strike.
What is the dropped third strike rule?
This legendary speedster holds the single-season record for stolen bases, swiping 130 bags in 1982.
Who is Rickey Henderson?
This National League team broke a legendary 108-year championship drought by winning the World Series in 2016.
Who are the Chicago Cubs?
This is the only MLB team that owns and operates its entire Spring Training facility, located at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida.
Who are the Baltimore Orioles?
This 19th-century pitching legend, who holds the record for the most career wins at 511, was nicknamed "Cyclone," which was later shortened to this.
Who is Cy Young?
This 30-degree incline in deep center field at Houston's Minute Maid Park famously featured a flagpole in fair territory until it was removed in 2016.
What is Tal’s hill.
This modern iron man and hit king holds the MLB all-time record for the most career hits with 4,256.
Who is Pete Rose?
He earned the nickname "Mr. November" after hitting a dramatic, 10th-inning walk-off home run just after midnight on November 1st during the 2001 World Series.
Who is Derek Jeter?
To combat the dry air and altitude of the Cactus League, teams use this specific climate-controlled storage system to keep their baseballs from drying out.
What is a humidor?