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BASEBALL TRIVIA XVI

151) What team did Shin-Soo Choo start his MLB career with?


Choo was selected as the Most Valuable Player and Best Pitcher of the 2000 World Junior Baseball Championship. Choo signed a $1.35 million contract with the Mariners after the championship and converted to the outfield.

152) What MLB team did Jim Thome end his career with?


Thome played for six different teams, most notably the Cleveland Indians during the 1990s and the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox in the 2000s before ending his career with the Baltimore Orioles.

153) What MLB team did former Denver Broncos QB Tim Tebow sign with in 2016?


In 2016, Tebow announced he would pursue a career in professional baseball and signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets on September 8.

154) What is the most expensive baseball card?


The Holy Grail of baseball cards is the illustrious Honus Wagner from the 1909-1911 American Tobacco Company set. There were only 200 ever made because Wagner didn't want to support tobacco use for his young fans. As of 2017, it was valued at approximately $2.8 Million.

155) What was unique about St. Louis Browns outfielder Pete Gray?


Despite losing his right arm in a car accident as a child, Pete Gray appeared in 77 games for the St. Louis Browns in 1945, batting .218 with a .958 fielding percentage while playing center field.

156) Who was the winner of the first MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award?


Giambi underwent knee surgery before the 2004 season. He also endured a variety of health problems during the season including an inflamed knee, a respiratory infection, an intestinal parasite infection, and a benign pituitary tumor. As a result, Giambi appeared in just 80 games during the 2004 regular season, batting .208. He returned to the Yankees in 2005 and led the American League in walks (108) and on-base percentage (.440).

157) Against which team did the Minnesota Twins turn TWO triple plays in one game?


On July 17, 1990, the Twins became the first team in MLB history to turn two triple plays in the same game. Both were 5-4-3 triple plays, executed by fielders Gary Gaetti, Al Newman, and Kent Hrbek in a game against the Boston Red Sox.

158) How many rookies did the 2005 Atlanta Braves have on their roster?


Ultimately, the band of 18 rookies, including Brian McCann, Jeff Francoeur and Kelly Johnson, helped the 2005 Braves win the last of their 14 consecutive division titles.

159) In 1979, who did the Phillies make the highest paid player in baseball?


Believing that Rose was the player who could put them over the top, the Phillies made him the highest-paid athlete not only in baseball, but in all of team sports, signing him to a four-year, $3.2-million contract as a free agent. Although they missed the postseason in Rose's first year with the team, the Phillies earned three division titles, two World Series appearances and their first ever World Series title (1980) in the following four seasons.

160) What was the nickname for Cleveland Municipal Stadium, which served as the Indians' home from 1932 to 1993?


The "Mistake by the Lake" was just south of Lake Erie and was known for biting cold wind and, on hot summer nights, swarms of midges and mayflies.

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