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Question 1

If a player’s contract is terminated during the off-season, how many days pay does he receive?

Answer 1

30

Question 1

During the championship season, no club may use bus travel that is longer than what distance?

Answer 1

200 miles

Question 2

If a player is cut during Spring training either on or before the 16th day of training, how many days pay does he receive?

Answer 2

30

Question 3

If a player is injured during the season that is within the scope of the ____ he is entitled to receive the full unpaid salary from his team

Answer 3

Uniform Player Contract,

Question 4

For cost of living adjustments, what index is consulted to make the calculations?

Answer 4

Consumer Price Index

Question 5

All road hotel rooms must have meals available (in-room or otherwise) until ____

Answer 5

1 AM

Question 6

In a Split Contract, what pay rate does a player get if he is cut during the off- season?

Answer 6

Minor League pay rate

Question 7

All traveling expenses while traveling for a player’s Club, is paid by who?

Answer 7

Club

Question 8

During the championship season, no club may use bus travel that is longer than what distance?

Answer 8

200

Question 9

What date do clubs have to give written notice to a player’s agent and MLBPA of the hotels that the club will stay in?

Answer 9

December 1

Question 10

If a player is cut during the season, how much of his salary must be paid out?

Answer 10

The remaining balance

Question 11

Major League Players will get first-class travel when flying for their team

Answer 11

True

Question 12

During Spring Training during the 2018-2021 seasons, the daily allowance will be the previous year’s allowance plus the cost of living increase and rounded to the nearest $.50

Answer 12

True

Question 13

A player gives their photo and video rights to the clubs to do with as the club pleases?
T/F

Answer 13

True

Question 14

During the time between the end of the championship season and opening of spring training, if a player has no options remaining the team must supply written notice to the player and the MLBPA with the option to consent to an assignment, refuse an assignment, or become a free agent?
T/F

Answer 14

True

Question 15

A player can own stock in a club that he plays for and is under contract with.
T/F

Answer 15

False

Question 16

According to the sample contract in the CBA under Appendix A, how often does a player get paid?

Answer 16

Bi-Weekly

Question 17

Regarding waivers, the Office of the Commissioner must supply the Association with how many items each Friday no later than 3 PM EST?

Answer 17

5

Question 18

A players payment must still go through even if they have a required military encampment of the Army Reserve or National Guard?

Answer 18

True

Question 19

In the sample contract, a player must keep themselves at what level of conditioning?First

Answer 19

First Class

Question 20

A player with 10 or more years experience in the Major League, whose last 5 years has been with one club cannot be signed to another club without what from the player?

Answer 20

Written Consent

Question 21

When payment is due, it does matter if the club is “Home” or “Away”
T/F

Answer 21

False

Question 22

A player’s assignment cannot be assigned outside the US or Canada without a player’s written consent
T/F

Answer 22

True

Question 23

A player’s Paragraph 2 salary may not be deducted except for failure to report as outlined in Paragraph 6

Answer 23

True

Question 24

A player may not be reinstated from the disabled list for the purpose of moving them to a minor league team T/F

Answer 24

True

Question 25

When a player elects to become a free agent under Article XIX section C, there is a waiting period he must go through before seeking out new teams. T/F

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Who was the first baseball star to defect from Cuba?

Answer 26

Rene Arocha

Question 27

How many Sosnick – Cobbe clients appeared in the majors in 2004?

Question 28

One aspect of Scott Boras’ legacy lies in alerting high school players that they had an option other than the draft T/F

Answer 28

True

Question 29

The Dominicans won the third edition of the World Baseball Classic, going undefeated on their road to the championship T/F

Answer 29

True

Question 30

What support rivaled baseball for the hearts of Nicaraguans?

Question 31

How many teams were initially in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League?

Question 32

Who was Scott Boras’ single major-league client in 1985?

Question 33

Who was the first player raised in the Dominican Republic to play in the Major Leagues?

Question 34

The teams Licey and Escogido in the capital formed the core of Dominican baseball

Question 35

Venezuela contained more MLB-owned baseball academies in 2015 than it did in 2002 T/F

Answer 35

False

Question 36

What was Venezuela’s best ever result at the World Baseball Classic?

Question 37

Tampa Bay encountered a strange problem; their Dominican players were losing weight due to spending their per diems home to their families T/F

Answer 37

True

Question 38

According to the author, teams will usually pay half of a signing bonus 60 days after the signing date, and the rest six months later T/F

Answer 38

True

Question 40

What support rivaled baseball for the hearts of Nicaraguans?

Answer 40

Soccer

Question 41

Tony Oliva is the only player to win batting titles in his first two years in the Majors T/F

Answer 41

True

Question 42

Which MLB team set up an academy in Nicaragua?

Answer 42

Houston

Question 43

Who was the first player raised in the Dominican Republic to play in the Major Leagues?

Answer 43

Felipe Alou

Question 44

Who was Scott Boras’ single major-league client in 1985?

Answer 44

Bill Caudill

Question 45

The teams Licey and Escogido in the capital formed the core of Dominican baseball T/F

Answer 45

True

Question 46

What national team did Nicaragua beat in 1972; the countries equivalent of the US hockey team beating the Soviets?

Answer 46

Cuba

Question 47

What was Venezuela’s best ever result at the World Baseball Classic?

Answer 47

3rd

Question 48

Bearing, cadence and volume can have a major impact on a potential client T/F

Answer 48

True

Question 49

In what year was the Liga Professional en Nicaragua formed?

Answer 49

1956

Question 50

Following the Ten Years War, Cuba borrowed extensively from the United States Government, ravaging its economy T/F

Answer 50

False

Question 51

Of the players drafted in the first round from 1965 – 1995, what percentage lasted more than three years in the major leagues?

Answer 51

48.7%

Question 52

Which player is recognized as the prime example of Boras’ draft negotiating?

Answer 52

JD Drew

Question 53

In 2014, what percent of players on MLB opening-day rosters were Dominican?

Answer 53

9.7%

Question 54

When was the Major League Baseball Player’s Association regulations governing agents written?

Answer 54

1988

Question 55

In 2003, the Reich, Katz and Landis group initiated a grieved against Sosnick and Cobbe with the Players Association T/F

Answer 55

False

Question 56

In 2014, how many Venezuelans were on MLB teams?

Answer 56

98

Question 57

How many teams were initially in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League?

Answer 57

4

Question 58

he phrase “slot money” is used to refer to an agent negotiating a higher signing bonus for his or her client T/F

Answer 58

False

Question 59

As of “Baseball Beyond our Borders” publication, how many games does each team in the LVBP play per season?

Answer 59

63

Question 60

What team was Stan Kasten the General Manager for?

Answer 60

Braves, Hawks, and Thrashers

Question 61

How many Sosnick – Cobbe clients appeared in the majors in 2004?

Answer 61

9

Question 62

It is a common sentiment that teams will pass on drafting a Scott Boras client in order to avoid negotiating with the agent T/F

Answer 62

True

Question 63

Which section of the MLB Player’s Association agent regulations stats that an agent can be decertified for providing money to a player with the purpose of inducing the player to utilize the agent’s services?

Answer 63

Section 3

Question 64

What was Fidel Castro’s supposed best pitch?

Answer 64

Curveball