Strategy
(The game within the game)
(The game within the game)
Replacing someone on base with another player is called using a ----- -----?
What is a pinch runner
Who is the career strikeout leader (king?)
Who is Nolan Ryan
This man retired after his 22nd season as a 3 time MVP with over 700 career home runs.
Who is Albert Pujols
This new two way player is probably enough of a clue.
Who is Shohei Ohtani
This man holds the career RBI record at 2297.
Who is Hank Aaron (Henry)
To replace a pitcher you must make a ----- to the ----- .
What is a call to the bullpen
This Man, recently left the highest payroll team in baseball history (2023), and largely overshadowed Stephen Strasburg when he was with the Nationals.
Who is Max Scherzer (Maxwell)
This Puerto Rican man played from 2004 through 2022, known for his astounding arm and pop time with an even more impressive baseball IQ, this defensive backstop effectively inspired an entire generation.
Who is Yadier Molina
This 6’7 new Pirate made headlines for his powerful bat and temporarily record setting arm for an infielder.
Who is Oneil Cruz
This man has the most wins as a pitcher at 511, second place is walter johnson at 417, and the mythical Gregg Maddux is 8th at 355.
Who is Cy Young
The 2023 rule changes put harsh restrictions on this defensive alignment.
What is the shift, shifting, or more than 2 infielders starting on either side of second base.
This MVP pitcher and 11 time all-star was featured on the show Mythbusters, and played mostly with the Yankees and Red Soxs.
Who is Roger Clemens
This pitcher is fairly controversial, largely due to him bringing up the foreign substance rule along with his recent BAN from MLB, and has recently signed a contract in Japan.
Who is Trevor Bauer
This Marlins flamethrower frequently shuts out the opposition and dominates the zone pitching nearly 230 innings in 2022, with a 0.98 WHIP.
Who is Sandy Alcantara
This Tiger leads all active MLB players in homers (510) and double plays grounded into (364).
Who is Miguel Cabrera
To help induce more ground balls, it is typical to try to pitch a hitter where?
What is low in the zone, and or below the zone/knees.
This pitcher has the fastest recorded pitch.
Who is Aroldis Chapman
This offensive “Giant” catcher player 12 years won an MVP, rookie of the year, and 3 world series.
Who is Buster Posey
This player made a huge splash in the World Baseball Classic for being the first player to play for Japan who wasn’t born there and popularized the Pepper Grinder celebration with millions of Japanese fans.
Who is Lars Nootbar
This Man recently set the AL single season home run record.
Who is Aaron Judge
A ------ ------ WAS most often used to allow a pitcher to stay in the game longer without having to hit before the universal DH.
What is a Double Switch
This 6ft10 flame thrower is famous for striking you out and laying a beatdown on anyone dumb enough to charge the mound.
Who is Randy Johnson (Randell)
This Ryan is a big righty bat, a 1st and 3rd baseman, 2 time all-star, and played his entire career with the Washington Nationals.
Who is Ryan Zimmerman
This speedy Tampa Bay left fielder had a super clutch 2021 postseason winning the ALCS MVP, and is expected to continue posting 20 home run and 20 stolen base seasons for the foreseeable future.
What is Randy Arozarena
This player had the hardest recorded hit in MLB history (since it was tracked reliably in 2015) until he was beaten in 2022 by Oneil Cruz.
Who is Giancarlo Stanton