Baseball Basics
How many innings are in a traditional baseball game?
9 innings
How many strikes makes a batter out?
3 strikes
What is the MLB championships called?
world series
What is the name of the ballpark the Twins play in?
Target Field
What is the name of the oldest MLB ballpark?
Fenway Park - Boston Red Sox
What is the name of the person who calls the balls, strikes, and outs?
Umpire
What is a steal?
When a player tries running from one base to the next when the pitcher is throwing the ball to home plate.
How many teams play in the MLB?
30
What is the mascot for the Twins?
T.C. Bear
What is the record for fastest time running around all 4 bases back to home?
13 seconds
Which base is a different shape from the other three? What shape is it?
home base - pentagon (5 sides)
What is a foul ball?
When the batter hits the ball but it goes to the sides past the foul lines instead of into the field.
Which MLB team has won the most world series championships?
New York Yankies - 27
Why was the 'Twins' chosen as the name for Minnesota's MLB team?
Twins stands for the Twin Cities - Minneapolis and St. Paul
How many innings was the longest professional baseball game in history?
33 innings
What is a single, double, and triple in baseball?
single - run to 1st
double - run to 2nd
triple - run to 3rd
How many players on the fielding team are on the field at a time?
9 players (3 outfield, 4 on bases, 1 pitcher, 1 catcher)
Who won last years' 2025 MLB world series?
LA Dodgers
How many world series have the Twins won?
2 (technically 3 as they won 1 when the franchise was based in D.C.)
How many mph was the fasted pitch ever recorded?
What is the difference between baseball and softball?
baseball pitches are overhand, softball is under hand
baseball has 9 innings, softball has 7
a baseball is white and smaller, and softball is yellow and bigger
What is a grand slam?
When a batter hits a home run with the bases loaded, scoring 4 points.
About how many hot dogs are sold and eaten throughout the country at MLB stadiums in one year?
25 million
Who is the Twins' all-time home run leader?
Harmon Killebrew - 559 home runs with the Twins
How many home runs does the player who holds the record for most career home-runs have?
726 home runs