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What team plays in Detroit, Michigan?

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Detroit Tigers

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What team has won the second-most number of World Series championships?

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St. Louis Cardinals (with 11 to the New York Yankees 27)

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How many MLB teams are there?

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30

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In which city did the Dodgers play before relocating to Los Angeles in 1957?

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Brooklyn

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What team plays in Oakland, California?

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Oakland Athletics

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What team plays in St. Louis, Missouri?

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St. Louis Cardinals

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What team plays at Fenway Park?

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Boston Red Sox

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What MLB team has won more World Series championships than any other?

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New York Yankees, with a total of 27 (which also has the best Win-Loss record as of 2019)

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What team plays in Arlington, Texas?

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Texas Rangers

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What team plays in Kansas City, Missouri?

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Kansas City Royals

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What MLB team is known for its controversial logo, removed from uniforms in 2019?

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Cleveland Indians (Chief Wahoo logo)

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What team plays in Denver, Colorado?

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Colorado Rockies

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What MLB team holds the record for the most home runs in a single season?

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New York Yankees (267 in 2018)

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In which two states does the MLB hold spring training and what are the names of the leagues?

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Arizona (Cactus League) and Florida (Grapefruit League)

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What team plays in Cincinnati, Ohio?

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Cincinnati Reds

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What two teams play in Chicago, Illinois?

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Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs

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What team plays in Houston, Texas?

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Houston Astros

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What team plays in Baltimore, Maryland?

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Baltimore Orioles

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What MLB team holds the record for the most hits in a single season?

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Philadelphia Phillies in 1930

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Following the 2004 season, the Montreal Expos franchise relocated where?

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Washington, D.C. (and was renamed the Washington Nationals)

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Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s colour barrier starting as a first baseman for what team in 1947?

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Brooklyn Dodgers

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What team plays in Seattle, Washington?

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Seattle Mariners

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What team plays in Anaheim, California?

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Los Angeles Angels

24
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What team plays in Los Angeles, California?

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Los Angeles Dodgers

25
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What team plays at Wrigley Field?

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Chicago Cubs

26
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What MLB team is nicknamed “The Bombers?”

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New York Yankees (Bronx Bombers)

27
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What team plays in Minneapolis, Minnesota?

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Minnesota Twins

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What team plays in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

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Pittsburgh Pirates

29
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In which two cities did the Braves play before relocating to Atlanta in 1965?

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Boston (until 1952) and Milwaukee (until 1965)

30
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What team plays in San Francisco, California?

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San Francisco Giants

31
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What team plays in Toronto, Ontario?

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Toronto Blue Jays

32
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What team was implicated in a conspiracy to fix the 1919 World Series?

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Chicago White Sox (the scandal became known as the Black Sox Scandal)

33
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What MLB team holds the season record for the most regular season wins?

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Seattle Mariners (116 in 2001)

34
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What is MLB’s largest stadium?

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Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California (capacity 56,000)

35
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What was the first MLB franchise located outside the United States?

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Montreal Expos (1969)

36
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The Milwaukee Brewers franchise played their first season as what team?

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Seattle Pilots (relocated after only one season)

37
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What team plays in St. Petersburg, Florida?

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Tampa Bay Rays

38
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What is the only difference between the American League (AL) and National League (NL)?

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The AL operates under the desginated hitter rule, allowing one player to bat in place of the pitcher.

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In which city did the Giants play before relocating to San Francisco in 1957?

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New York

40
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On what day does the MLB regular season typically start?

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First Sunday in April (ending on the first Sunday in October)

41
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What team plays in Washington, D.C.?

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Washington Nationals

42
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What team plays in Cleveland, Ohio?

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Cleveland Indians

43
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What team plays in Phoenix, Arizona?

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Arizona Diamondbacks

44
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What team plays in San Diego, California?

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San Diego Padres

45
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What team plays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?

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Philadelphia Phillies

46
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How many games are there in a MLB regular season?

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162

47
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What are the two newest MLB teams, added in 1998?

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Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays

48
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What MLB team holds the record for the most runs scored in a single season?

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New York Yankees (1067 in 1931)

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In which two cities did the Athletics play before relocating to Oakland in 1967?

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Philadelphia (until 1954) and Kansas City (until 1967)

50
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What team plays in Atlanta, Georgia?

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Atlanta Braves

51
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What team plays in Boston, Massachusetts?

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Boston Red Sox

52
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What team plays in Miami, Florida?

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Miami Marlins

53
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What team plays in Milwaukee, Wisconsin?

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Milwaukee Brewers

54
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What two teams play in New York City?

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New York Yankees (in the Bronx) and New York Mets (in Queens)

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What are the two “leagues” that make up MLB?

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American League (AL) and National League (NL)

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