Q 01/05

In MLB, 60 feet, 6 inches is the distance from the back point of home plate to what?

A) The first-base bag

B) The pitching rubber

C) The second-base bag

D) The warning track

Answer · why

B) The pitching rubber

The pitching rubber has sat there since 1893, when the pitcher's box was scrapped for a slab he must keep his back foot on, five feet farther from the...

Q 02/05

How long is each side of the square formed by baseball's bases, known as the diamond?

A) 45 feet

B) 90 feet

C) 180 feet

D) 360 feet

Answer · why

B) 90 feet

90 feet was fixed by a convention of New York clubs in 1857 and has never moved since, even while the pitcher was being pushed farther and farther fro...

Q 03/05

On a Little League diamond for 12-and-unders, which distance is 60 feet?

A) Base to base

B) Pitcher to batter

C) Home to second

D) Plate to fence

Answer · why

A) Base to base

Base to base is 60 feet, with the pitcher 46 feet from the plate; a transitional division with 70-foot basepaths bridges the jump to a full-size diamo...

Q 04/05

The infield fly rule was written to stop infielders from doing what?

A) Hiding the ball in a glove

B) Dropping a pop-up on purpose

C) Faking a throw to a base

D) Catching a fly with a cap

Answer · why

B) Dropping a pop-up on purpose

Dropping a pop-up on purpose let an infielder force out runners who had been obliged to hold their bases; with two outs the rule never applies, since ...

Q 05/05

What happens to the batter when an umpire calls 'infield fly'?

A) He is safe at first

B) He bats again

C) He is awarded second

D) He is out anyway

Answer · why

D) He is out anyway

He is out anyway: the umpire's call alone retires him, which takes the force off the runners, so they may hold their bases or advance at their own ris...