Statistics for MLB Baseball by Year, 1990–present

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Year	Clue	Answer	% Correct
2023	Clock that was used for the first time	{Pitch} clock	96%
2016	Team which won the World Series for the first time in 108 years	Chicago Cubs	94%
2020	Position allowed by the National League for the first time	Designated Hitter	94%
2017	Yankees slugger who set a rookie record with 52 home runs	Aaron Judge	92%
2001	Steroidal super slugger who smashed 73 home runs	Barry Bonds	92%
2021	First player since Babe Ruth to be a starting pitcher and hit at least 25 home runs	Shohei Ohtani	92%
2000	Team which won its 3rd consecutive World Series	New York Yankees	90%
2004	Team which "Reversed the Curse"	Boston Red Sox	89%
1997	Player whose number (42) was retired by all Major League teams	Jackie Robinson	89%
2022	4th player in MLB history to reach 700 home runs	Albert Pujols	88%
2014	Dodgers pitcher who won his third Cy Young in four years	Clayton Kershaw	86%
2013	Closer who retired after 19 seasons and a record 652 saves	Mariano Rivera	86%
1998	Player who hit 70 home runs - shattering Roger Maris's record	Mark McGwire	86%
2005	Team which moved to Washington D.C. and became the Nationals	Montreal Expos	85%
2003	Book which featured Oakland GM Billy Beane	Moneyball	84%
1994	The World Series is canceled due to this	Player's strike	84%
1995	Ironman who played his 2131st consecutive game, surpassing Lou Gehrig	Cal Ripken, Jr.	83%
2018	What the Astros banged on to let batters know which pitch was coming	Trash cans	83%
2011	Tigers player who became the first pitcher to win an MVP since 1992	Justin Verlander	82%
2012	First batter to win the Triple Crown since 1967	Miguel Cabrera	82%
1991	Player who threw his 7th no-hitter	Nolan Ryan	82%
2015	Nationals pitcher who threw two no-hitters	Max Scherzer	81%
2007	Player who signed a record $275 million dollar contract	Alex Rodriguez	79%
2019	Mets slugger who set a rookie record with 53 home runs	Pete Alonso	79%
2010	Cuban defector who threw a pitch clocked at 105 mph	Aroldis Chapman	78%
2009	Much-hyped player drafted #1 by the Washington Nationals	Stephen Strasburg	72%
1996	Player who tied his own record by striking out 20 batters in a single game	Roger Clemens	71%
1993	Blue Jay who won the World Series by hitting a walk-off homer in Game 6	Joe Carter	65%
2008	Pitcher who recorded his 350th win	Greg Maddux	62%
2002	Baseball commissioner who declared the All-Star game a tie	Bud Selig	60%
2006	Twins pitcher who led the majors in wins, ERA, and strikeouts	Johan Santana	57%
1999	Overweight pitcher traded to the Blue Jays in exchange for Roger Clemens	David Wells	48%
1990	Closer who allowed only 5 runs and 4 walks in 70 innings of action	Dennis Eckersley	48%
1992	Player whose slide into home sent the Braves to the World Series	Sid Bream	36%