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Hardest Baseball Positions
Every position on a baseball diamond is harder than it looks, but they are not created equal. Some demand split-second reactions and constant communication, others require elite arm strength or the nerve to start every single play, and a few you can hide a weaker glove in. So which is the hardest position to play…
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How Much Does an MLB Baseball Cost?
An official MLB baseball costs approximately $7 to produce at the Rawlings factory in Costa Rica. At retail, the same Rawlings ROMLB sells for $19.95 directly from Rawlings, $25 from most major retailers, and $30-$50 at ballparks. MLB uses approximately 108 baseballs per game (9 dozen average), which adds up to roughly 262,000 baseballs across…
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13 Best Sunflower Seeds (Brands, Taste Test and Flavor Ideas!)
We review the best sunflower seeds using our 5-category process to determine which we think are among the best. Having played baseball and been around the game for many years, I’ve had my fair share of sunflower seeds. Baseball and sunflower seeds go hand in hand. Especially for those who prefer to eat sunflower seeds…
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Most Strikeouts in One Game Explained
Striking out 20 batters in a single game is one of the rarest feats in all of baseball, rarer, in fact, than a perfect game. It has happened in a nine-inning game only a handful of times in over a century of major-league play, and the names attached to it read like a pitching hall…
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Retractable Roof Stadiums Explained
There is a special kind of engineering magic in watching a stadium roof glide open before a game, transforming an enclosed arena into an open-air ballpark in a matter of minutes. Retractable-roof stadiums offer the best of both worlds: shelter from rain, snow, and brutal heat when needed, and the classic open-sky experience when the…
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MLB Groundskeeper Salary Explained
The pristine emerald grass, the perfectly manicured infield dirt, the crisp chalk lines: a Major League Baseball field is a work of art, and the people who create it are the groundskeepers. It is one of the most skilled and least visible jobs in the sport, demanding expertise in turfgrass science, agronomy, and split-second weather…
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Sports Agent Salary Explained
Sports agents occupy one of the most misunderstood jobs in the industry. Pop culture, from “Jerry Maguire” to “Ballers,” paints them as fast-talking dealmakers raking in fortunes, and at the very top, that is true. But for most agents, the reality is far more modest and far more variable, because a sports agent’s income is…
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Sports Mascot Salaries Explained
They cannot show their faces, they sweat through every game inside a giant foam costume, and most fans never learn their names. But the people inside professional sports mascot suits have one of the most surprising jobs in the business, and some of them earn salaries that would make a lot of fans jealous. So…
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NFL Offensive Coordinator Salary Explained
The offensive coordinator is one of the most important figures on an NFL coaching staff. Often the team’s primary play-caller, the OC designs the game plan, calls the plays, and develops the quarterback, a role so vital that successful coordinators routinely get promoted to head coach. So how much do these offensive masterminds earn? The…
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Baseball Dugout Dimensions Explained
The dugout is one of the most familiar sights in baseball, the team’s home base during a game, where players wait to bat, coaches plot strategy, and managers argue with umpires. But how big is a dugout, exactly? It turns out the answer is not as simple as a single official number, and it varies…
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World Series MVP Winners By Year
Every fall, one player rises above the rest on baseball’s biggest stage. The World Series MVP award, officially the Willie Mays Award since 2017, goes to the player who shines brightest in the Fall Classic, and the list of winners is a roll call of October legends: clutch hitters, dominant aces, and the occasional unlikely…
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NFL Referee Salary Explained
The average NFL referee earns an estimated $205,000 per year, with veterans and crew chiefs pushing past $250,000. That works out to roughly $11,000 per game across a typical season assignment, far more per game than officials in any other major sport. And for the lucky few who work the Super Bowl, a single night…
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Fastest MLB Pitcher Ever: Top 22 Pitches in History
The fastest pitch in MLB history is Aroldis Chapman’s 105.8 mph fastball thrown on September 24, 2010, while pitching for the Cincinnati Reds against the San Diego Padres. That pitch holds the Guinness World Record and remains the official fastest pitch in baseball history. But Chapman’s record only tells half the story. Statcast (the modern…
