MLB Fun Facts
MLB's opening day is 03/27, so celebrate with this trivia game on MLB fun facts and its strange history.
15 questions · Published March 24, 2025
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What magazine ran an April Fool's Day article in 1985 about Sidd Finch throwing a 168 mph fast ball?
Causing an odd bit of controversy due to people believing it, "Sports Illustrated" (1954) ran the story about the Tibetan pitcher Sidd Finch and his extreme fast ball as a prank, and then announced on April 2nd he had retired.
- Multiple Choice
2. Which of these teams is the last Canadian team remaining in Major League Baseball?
FUN FACT
Back in 1977 when the Toronto Blue Jays were founded they did not play in the Sky Dome. They won their opening day game during a snow storm at their former home, Exhibition Stadium.
- Multiple Choice
3. What company has served as the official baseball manufacturer for the MLB since 1977?
Though they were adopted by the MLB in 1977 as their official ball, Rawlings has actually supplied both leagues, the American League and the National League, with baseballs since 1955.
- Multiple Choice
4. What player has the most recorded hits of any Japanese player in MLB history?
During his time with the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Miami Marlins, Ichiro Suzuki had 3,089 hits and holds the record for most hits in a season with 262 in 2004.
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5. Barry ______ currently holds the MLB career records for both most home runs and most walks.
Barry Bonds was a tremendously tough batter, hitting 762 home runs and walking 2,558 times, which helped earn him another record, most MVP awards at 7.
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