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Baseball
Take me out to the ballgame, the baseball game, that is! The baseball category is all about the game of baseball, America's pastime. Questions include what a baseball is made of, what bats are the best to use, what the bullpen is, and much more!
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What is the average signing bonus in mlb for a 25th round pick?
It depends on whether the player is coming out of college and will definitely sign, or if the player is coming out of high school and needs to be persuaded to sign. Keep in mind its a 25th round pick, so even then teams won't break the bank to get a player to sign. Some can be as low as 1,000 dollars and some as high as 100 grand.
What can you do with all your old baseball hats and caps?
Old baseball hats and caps should be donated if they are in a decent condition. If they are no longer usable, you may want to just keep one or two for a keepsake if they have sentimental value, and throw the rest away.
How many stitches are on a Major League Baseball?
According to the Rawlings Sporting Goods website (FanZone link) their are 108 stitches. The site states that for about a quarter of a century Rawlings has been the exclusive supplier of official game balls for MLB.
How many feet of string are inside a baseball?
For a player it is 4, done by 15 players most recently by Mark Whiten.
AnswerThe major league record for homeruns in one game by both teams is (12). Done twice by the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox's. 5-28-1995 Detroit(7) and Chicago(5) and on 7-02-2002, Detroit(6) and Chicago(6).The Major League record for most home runs hit in a single game by both teams seems modest, considering the record for one team is ten. On two occasions, in 1995 and 2002, the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox, in American League games, combined to hit twelve home runs. The National League record in eleven and it has been done four times; the Chicago Cubs have been involved in three of the four games, one in 1979, the most recent.
Where did can of corn in baseball come from?
Many years ago in grocery stores top shelve cans were brought down with a kind of stick.The cans were always caught,hence "a can o'corn."
How many players are on the current roster of the New York Yankees?
All baseball teams have a 25 man roster and a 40 man roster.
The guys you see in the dug-out are on the 25 man roster.
They guys in the minors that get called up when someone gets hurt are on the 40 man roster.
What current MLB players never played in the minors?
Rick Porcello for the Tigers? Having a hard time finding any resources to verify. Anyone know of any others?
Who are the Maryland minor league baseball teams?
Through the 2008 season:
1) Bowie Baysox - AA affliate of the Baltimore Orioles (Eastern League)
2) Frederick Keys - A affliate of the Baltimore Orioles (Carolina League)
3) Hagerstown Suns - A affliate of the Washington Nationals (South Atlantic League)
4) Aberdeen Ironbirds - A affliate of the Baltimore Orioles (New York-Penn League)
5) Delmarva Shorebirds - A affliate of the Baltimore Orioles (South Atlantic League)
There is another team in Maryland known as the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. They are an independent team that plays in the Atlantic League. The Atlantic League is an organization that is not associated with MLB and, therefore, not classified as a minor league. The Atlantic League requires teams to have parks comparable to AAA standards and the players are considered to be in the AA and AAA range.
How far does a baseball have to travel to get over the green monster?
The Green Monster (often known simply as The Monster or The Wall) is the nickname of the 37-foot, two-inch (11.3 m) left field wall at Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox baseball team.
The wall is the highest among Major League Baseball fields, and is the second highest among all professional baseball fields (including minor leagues), falling approximately six inches short of the left field wall, the "Arch Nemesis", at Sovereign Bank Stadium in York, PA. The York wall, however, is smaller horizontally, making the Monster's approximately 9000 sq. ft. area significantly larger than the "Arch Nemesis".
Does the runner have to be tagged out?
no, you can tag the runner to get him out or on a play where the runner is forced to run you can step on the base he is running to.
What is the New York Mets' lifetime winning percentage?
The Yankees have actually won 25% of all the world series. There have been 106 world series played to this date, and the Yankees won 27 of them. They have one 1/4 or a quarter of all the world series.
Who held the major league baseball home run record prior to Babe Ruth?
The home run record that was considered 'modern' in 1919 was set by Gavvy Cravath of the Philadelphia Philles in 1915 who hit 24. The pre 1900 record was 27 Ed Williamson of the Chicago Colts set in 1884. For career home runs, Ruth broke the record of Roger Connor who had 138 career home runs.
1.) For a strikeout, the catcher must actually hang on to the ball in his mitt. If he drops it, or never has it in the first place, the runner can run to first and the catcher must tag or throw him out. 2.) The ball isn't out of play if he catches it. Catch -> Out. That simple. Mr Know-it-all [GRIN]. (I don't answer enough of these darn things, heheheh.) Basically, Glenn, a player must have posession of the ball for an out to be recorded. On every play, the ball is caught by the defensive team (pop out, line out, tag). The same is true for a strike out. The catcher must have possession of the ball to record the out. In the case of a passed ball or wild pitch, he does not therefore, no out and the runner may attempt to advance to first. the ball is only out of play if you can't catch it or use it to make a play, therefore it is called out of play when fouled into the crowd/anywhere the player cant get to it. Not only can the batter advance to first base if the catcher does not catch the ball, he can attempt to advance if the third strike skips in the dirt and is CAUGHT by the catcher; the catcher must catch the third strike cleanly to record the strike-out. In regard to the foul ball/out-of-play ball, they are 2 different things; a foul ball is, in fact, in play and the out can be made if caught on the fly (and runners on base can tag up and advance at their own peril). An out-of-play ball is a not-playable ball. Out-of-play boundaries are agreed upon prior to the start of the game by the umpires and coaches of both teams.
Why is the pitcher considered the most important defense player on the team?
Because where and how the pitcher throws the ball has a lot to do with where and how hard the batter hits it.
If the pitcher is throwing the ball on the corners of the plate, moving the ball up and down in the strike zone, and changing speeds generally the batter will not hit as hard as the pitcher who throws the ball, no matter how hard, over the middle of the plate.
The defense will usually set its positions based on how a pitcher is going to pitch to a batter. If the defense plays a batter to the opposite field and the pitcher throws a pitch on the outside corner at the knees, the batter is usually going to hit that ball to the opposite field, maybe sometimes up the middle. If the defense is playing the batter to the opposite field and the pitcher throws the ball belt high over the inside half of the plate, chances are the batter will hit the ball very hard and pull the ball away from where the defense is setup.
In baseball how can the catcher commit a balk?
A balk can only be called when the ball is live. If a batter has been awarded time out, then play has stopped, and a balk is impossible. It's safer for the pitcher to complete the pitch, just in case the batter isn't awarded time out.
What does the baseball statistic GB mean?
It means "games behind". It is used to show how many games a team is behind the leader.
What is the Seattle Mariners longest winning streak in franchise history?
The Rockies won a franchise-record 11 straight games Sept. 16-27, 2007.
Head trainer for the Los Angeles Dodgers?
In 2012, Sue Falsone of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first woman head athletic trainer in professional sports.
What baseball pitcher has the fastest fastball pitch?
Aroldis Chapman- Cincinnati Reds Clocked at 105mph.... in 2010
Who is the famous Hispanic baseball player with with Pittsburgh Pirates?
How many feet is it to throw a ball from third to first base?
Bases are different distances apart at different levels of play in baseball. Here is how you can find the distance across the diamond (home to second, or first to third) on any field:
What is the distance between bases?
Square that answer (multiply it by itself).
Double that answer.
Find the square root of that answer.
The answer you get will be the distance from home to second or from first to third.
