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Easy baseball trivia questions
How many teams make the playoffs in each league?
- AFive teams
- BFour teams
- CSix teams
- DEight teams
Answer: Six teams
Fun fact: The field expanded to twelve total in 2022.
How many games does a team need to win the World Series?
- AThree games
- BFive games
- CSeven games
- DFour games
Answer: Four games
Fun fact: The format has been best-of-seven since 1922.
What does the designated hitter do?
- AReplace any fielder
- BBat in place of the pitcher
- CCoach the batters
- DPinch run only
Answer: Bat in place of the pitcher
Fun fact: Both leagues have used it since 2022.
What is a grand slam?
- AA triple play
- BA shutout win
- CFour hits in a single game
- DA home run with the bases loaded
Answer: A home run with the bases loaded
Fun fact: It scores four runs.
Who holds the career hits record?
- ATy Cobb
- BHank Aaron
- CDerek Jeter
- DPete Rose
Answer: Pete Rose
Fun fact: He finished with 4,256 and was banned from baseball for gambling.
Which team repeated as champions in 2025?
- AThe Los Angeles Dodgers
- BThe Toronto Blue Jays
- CThe Philadelphia Phillies
- DThe New York Yankees
Answer: The Los Angeles Dodgers
Fun fact: It was the franchise's second title in as many years.
Which two teams met in the 2024 World Series?
- AThe Dodgers and the Yankees
- BThe Dodgers and the Mets
- CThe Yankees and the Astros
- DThe Phillies and the Rangers
Answer: The Dodgers and the Yankees
Fun fact: Los Angeles won in five games.
Which outfielder signed a record $765 million contract in December 2024?
- ABryce Harper
- BVladimir Guerrero Jr.
- CJuan Soto
- DAaron Judge
Answer: Juan Soto
Fun fact: It was the largest contract in the history of professional sports at the time.
Which contract made a two-way Japanese star the highest-paid player in sports in 2023?
- AA lifetime deal worth $1 billion
- BA ten-year deal worth $700 million
- CA five-year deal worth $300 million
- DA seven-year deal worth $450 million
Answer: A ten-year deal worth $700 million
Fun fact: Most of the money is deferred until after the contract ends.
Who broke baseball's color barrier in 1947?
- AJackie Robinson
- BLarry Doby
- CRoy Campanella
- DSatchel Paige
Answer: Jackie Robinson
Fun fact: His number is retired across every team in the league.
Which two spring training leagues do teams play in?
- AThe Gulf and Valley Leagues
- BThe Citrus and Canyon Leagues
- CThe Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues
- DThe Sunshine and Desert Leagues
Answer: The Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues
Fun fact: One is based in Florida and the other in Arizona.
Which film features a line about there being no crying in baseball?
- AA League of Their Own
- BField of Dreams
- CBull Durham
- DThe Sandlot
Answer: A League of Their Own
Fun fact: It told the story of a women's professional league during World War II.
How many teams are in Major League Baseball?
- A26 teams
- B30 teams
- C32 teams
- D28 teams
Answer: 30 teams
Fun fact: They are split between the American and National Leagues.
Which is the oldest ballpark still in use?
- ADodger Stadium
- BOriole Park
- CWrigley Field
- DFenway Park
Answer: Fenway Park
Fun fact: It opened in 1912, days before the Titanic sank.
Medium baseball trivia questions
What does hitting for the cycle mean?
- AHitting in every inning
- BFour home runs in a single game
- CScoring four runs
- DA single, double, triple and home run in one game
Answer: A single, double, triple and home run in one game
Fun fact: The triple is usually the hardest piece.
How many strikes make a strikeout?
- AThree strikes
- BFive strikes
- CTwo strikes
- DFour strikes
Answer: Three strikes
Fun fact: A foul ball cannot be the third strike unless it is a bunt.
Which World Series was interrupted by an earthquake?
- AThe 2001 series
- BThe 1971 series
- CThe 1989 series
- DThe 1994 series
Answer: The 1989 series
Fun fact: The two teams involved were both from the Bay Area.
How far is the pitcher's rubber from home plate?
- A60 feet 6 inches
- B66 feet
- C50 feet
- D55 feet
Answer: 60 feet 6 inches
Fun fact: The odd measurement dates to an 1893 rule change.
Which player hit a walk-off grand slam in game one of the 2024 World Series?
- AFreddie Freeman
- BShohei Ohtani
- CMookie Betts
- DTeoscar Hernandez
Answer: Freddie Freeman
Fun fact: He was playing on a badly injured ankle.
Why did the Rays play the 2025 season at a spring training site?
- AA lease dispute
- BHurricane damage to their stadium roof
- CA relocation trial
- DA renovation project
Answer: Hurricane damage to their stadium roof
Fun fact: A 2024 storm tore the roof from Tropicana Field.
To which city is the Athletics franchise relocating?
- APortland
- BSalt Lake City
- CLas Vegas
- DNashville
Answer: Las Vegas
Fun fact: The team played in a minor league park in Sacramento in the meantime.
Which team ended a 21-year playoff drought in 2022?
- AThe Detroit Tigers
- BThe Pittsburgh Pirates
- CThe Miami Marlins
- DThe Seattle Mariners
Answer: The Seattle Mariners
Fun fact: It was the longest active drought in major American sports.
Which 2007 report detailed performance-enhancing drug use in baseball?
- AThe Pittsburgh Papers
- BThe Mitchell Report
- CThe Selig Review
- DThe Dowd Report
Answer: The Mitchell Report
Fun fact: It named dozens of players.
Which two sluggers chased the single-season home run record in 1998?
- ABonds and Griffey
- BPalmeiro and Canseco
- CThomas and Belle
- DMcGwire and Sosa
Answer: McGwire and Sosa
Fun fact: The chase was later overshadowed by performance-enhancing drug revelations.
Which park features a body of water beyond right field where fans wait in kayaks?
- APNC Park
- BOracle Park
- CCamden Yards
- DPetco Park
Answer: Oracle Park
Fun fact: Home runs landing there are called splash hits.
What percentage of votes does a player need for Hall of Fame election?
- A60 percent
- B50 percent
- C90 percent
- D75 percent
Answer: 75 percent
Fun fact: Writers can vote for up to ten players per ballot.
Which song is traditionally sung during the seventh-inning stretch?
- AGod Bless America
- BSweet Caroline
- CTake Me Out to the Ball Game
- DCenterfield
Answer: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Fun fact: Its writer had never attended a game when he wrote it in 1908.
Which team won the 2021 World Series?
- AThe Los Angeles Dodgers
- BThe Boston Red Sox
- CThe Atlanta Braves
- DThe Houston Astros
Answer: The Atlanta Braves
Fun fact: They were 44-45 in early August that season.
Hard baseball trivia questions
Which award goes to the best player of the World Series?
- AThe Frick Award
- BThe World Series MVP
- CThe Hutch Award
- DThe Clemente Award
Answer: The World Series MVP
Fun fact: It has occasionally gone to a player on the losing team.
What is the strike zone based on?
- AThe batter's stance and body
- BThe catcher's glove
- CA fixed rectangle
- DThe umpire's height
Answer: The batter's stance and body
Fun fact: Its top and bottom shift with each hitter.
What system did the league approve to let players challenge ball and strike calls?
- AA video booth review
- BAn automated ball-strike challenge system
- CFully automated robot umpires
- DA coach's review flag
Answer: An automated ball-strike challenge system
Fun fact: Each team gets a limited number of challenges.
Where was the entire 2020 postseason played?
- AAt neutral sites
- BOnly in Los Angeles
- CIn Canada
- DIn home ballparks
Answer: At neutral sites
Fun fact: The season had been shortened to 60 games.
Which two teams joined the league as expansion clubs in 1998?
- AThe Diamondbacks and the Rays
- BThe Marlins and the Rockies
- CThe Mariners and the Blue Jays
- DThe Royals and the Padres
Answer: The Diamondbacks and the Rays
Fun fact: That brought the league to 30 teams.
Which team holds a sausage race between innings?
- AThe Cincinnati Reds
- BThe Milwaukee Brewers
- CThe Detroit Tigers
- DThe Cleveland Guardians
Answer: The Milwaukee Brewers
Fun fact: Five costumed sausages sprint along the warning track.
Which rookie pitcher won the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year?
- AJackson Merrill
- BPaul Skenes
- CMasyn Winn
- DJackson Chourio
Answer: Paul Skenes
Fun fact: He had been the first overall draft pick the year before.
Which 1974 milestone drew death threats for the player who reached it?
- AA hitting streak of more than 60 games
- BA perfect game
- CA 30-win season
- DPassing Babe Ruth's home run record
Answer: Passing Babe Ruth's home run record
Fun fact: He broke the mark on April 8 in Atlanta.
Which myth places baseball's invention in Cooperstown?
- AThat a schoolteacher wrote the first rules
- BThat Abner Doubleday invented the game
- CThat soldiers invented it in the Civil War
- DThat it came from cricket directly
Answer: That Abner Doubleday invented the game
Fun fact: The game evolved from earlier bat-and-ball games instead.
Which honor did the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year receive a year earlier?
- AAn All-Star start
- BA Gold Glove
- CA Cy Young Award
- DThe first overall draft selection in 2023
Answer: The first overall draft selection in 2023
Fun fact: He started the All-Star Game in his rookie season.
Which term describes a pitch designed to move sideways late?
- AA sweeper
- BA sinker
- CA splitter
- DA cutter
Answer: A sweeper
Fun fact: It became the sport's trendiest pitch in the 2020s.
How many years of service time does a player need for free agency?
- ASix years
- BThree years
- CFour years
- DTen years
Answer: Six years
Fun fact: Teams sometimes delay a debut to gain an extra year of control.
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