Q 01/05

Which statistic outnumbered hits across a full Major League Baseball season for the first time in 2018?

A) Bases on balls

B) Strikeouts

C) Runs scored

D) Double plays

Answer · why

B) Strikeouts

Strikeouts beat hits 41,207 to 41,019 in 2018, something no earlier season had produced. April 2018 had already been the first single month in which b...

Q 02/05

Which Dodgers slugger ended the longest game in World Series history with an 18th-inning walk-off homer in 2018?

A) Justin Turner

B) Yasiel Puig

C) Cody Bellinger

D) Max Muncy

Answer · why

D) Max Muncy

Max Muncy homered seven hours and 20 minutes after the first pitch of Game 3, giving Los Angeles its only win of the series. Oakland had released him ...

Q 03/05

Which Japanese newcomer won the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year Award with the Los Angeles Angels?

A) Shohei Ohtani

B) Masahiro Tanaka

C) Kenta Maeda

D) Yu Darvish

Answer · why

A) Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani hit 22 homers and went 4–2 as a starting pitcher in his first American season. An elbow injury then sent him for Tommy John surgery that...

Q 04/05

Which outfielder won the 2018 AL MVP Award along with a batting title, a Gold Glove and a World Series ring?

A) Mike Trout

B) Aaron Judge

C) Mookie Betts

D) Andrew Benintendi

Answer · why

C) Mookie Betts

Mookie Betts was the first player to collect an MVP, a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger, a batting crown and a championship in one season. He hit .346 for...

Q 05/05

Which slugger won the 2018 Home Run Derby in his home ballpark, edging Kyle Schwarber 19–18 in the final?

A) Rhys Hoskins

B) Bryce Harper

C) Javier Báez

D) Freddie Freeman

Answer · why

B) Bryce Harper

Bryce Harper drew level on the last pitch of regulation, then won it in bonus time with 16 seconds to spare. He left for Philadelphia as a free agent ...