Q 01/05

How many teams play in Major League Baseball?

A) 7

B) 15

C) 30

D) 60

Answer · why

C) 30

30 teams, 15 in the National League and 15 in the American League. In 2013 the Houston Astros switched leagues so that each one would have the same nu...

Q 02/05

How many players does each baseball team have on the field at once?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Nine

D) Eighteen

Answer · why

C) Nine

Nine: a pitcher, a catcher, four infielders and three outfielders. That is why a baseball team is sometimes simply called a nine.

Q 03/05

What happens if a Major League game is still tied after the ninth inning?

A) They keep playing extra frames

B) The game ends in a tie

C) The captains flip a coin

D) They hold a home run contest

Answer · why

A) They keep playing extra frames

They keep playing extra frames, called extra innings, until one team is ahead when an inning ends. Since 2020 each extra inning of a regular-season ga...

Q 04/05

How many outs does the fielding team need to end the other team's turn at bat?

A) One

B) Three

C) Six

D) Twelve

Answer · why

B) Three

Three. Each team bats until it makes three outs, so the winners of a nine-inning game have to collect 27 outs in all.

Q 05/05

What is the umpire's call when a batter swings and misses, or lets a good pitch go by?

A) A ball

B) A foul

C) An error

D) A strike

Answer · why

D) A strike

A strike. A foul ball counts as a strike too, but an ordinary foul can never be the third one that puts the batter out.