# Leagues Around the World · Baseball Level 10: Professional

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Japan's, Korea's and Taiwan's leagues today, the Caribbean winter leagues, Mexico's and Cuba's game today, MLB's partner leagues, US college baseball, imported stars in Asia, and baseball's newer countries.

## Test 1: Japan's leagues today

- Six play in the Central League and six in the Pacific League. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The top three in each league take part. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Ties count in the standings. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The other league let pitchers bat for much longer. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Clubs may sign more but play only four at once. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It is a shorter season than MLB's. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Newspapers, railways and tech firms own clubs. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The Japan Series decides the champion. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 30, 12, then 10. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Each hitter has his own song. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 2: Korea's KBO League today

- The league began with six. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The regular-season winner waits there for its opponent. (Source: General baseball reference)
- A tracking system calls each pitch. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It won its twelfth title in 2024. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Most clubs sign two pitchers and a hitter. (Source: General baseball reference)
- One more than in Japan. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It plays in Suwon. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1982, 2015, then 2024. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Higher-placed clubs wait for the winners. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Cheering teams are part of every KBO game. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 3: Taiwan's CPBL today

- The newest joined in 2024. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It held the 2024 Premier12 group games. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It plays in the south of the island. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It is a best-of-seven series. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The winners of each half qualify for the playoffs. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Cheering teams lead the songs all game. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Its full name is the Chinese Professional Baseball League. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1990, 2023, then 2024. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Half-season winners go to the postseason. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It holds about 40,000 fans. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 4: Winter leagues today

- Its season runs from October to January. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Their games fill the island's ballparks. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It has played every winter since 1945-46. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The summer league is a different competition. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It ends the winter season. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Clubs set innings and playing-time limits. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Its large Latin American population filled the ballpark. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Players then head to spring training. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Each league sends its champion. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Their rivalry is the biggest in Venezuelan baseball. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 5: Mexico's game today

- It is one of the oldest leagues outside the US. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The Pacific coast league plays in winter. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It is the home of the capital's best-known club. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The city is more than 2,000 metres above sea level. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Monterrey has one of Mexico's biggest ballparks. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He had become a Mexican citizen. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Its name means Red Devils. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1925, 1946, 2019, then 2023. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Mexico City is higher even than Denver. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Altitude makes long hits easier. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 6: Cuba's game today

- It replaced the professional league. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Its fans wear blue. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Cuba began loaning players to Japanese clubs. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Without it, players still had to leave Cuba to sign. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Stars such as Yoán Moncada joined the national team. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He had left Cuba as a teenager. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The USA beat it in Miami. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1962, 2014, 2019, then 2023. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The semi-final ended 14-2. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Fans call it 'the Colossus of the Cerro'. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 7: Partner leagues and rule labs

- It agreed to try MLB's ideas in its games. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The plate umpire heard each call through an earpiece. (Source: General baseball reference)
- MLB wanted to see if it helped hitters. (Source: General baseball reference)
- A batter could run to first if the catcher did not catch the pitch. (Source: General baseball reference)
- A team lost its DH once its starter left early. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The Atlantic, American Association, Frontier and Pioneer leagues. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Some players return to affiliated baseball from them. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Early 2019, summer 2019, then 2021. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It worked like a dropped third strike on any count. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He still made the signal himself. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 8: College baseball in the US

- They have come through regionals and super regionals. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Two double-elimination brackets come first. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The rules limit how lively the bats can be. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Scouts flock to Massachusetts each summer. (Source: General baseball reference)
- USA Baseball presents it. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Southern California won twelve. (Source: General baseball reference)
- It replaced the old Rosenblatt Stadium in 2011. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Sixty-four teams start the tournament. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Many top prospects play on Cape Cod after the season. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Omaha has hosted it since 1950. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 9: Imports in Asia

- He led the Tigers to their 1985 title. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He played for Kintetsu. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He broke the 55 of Oh, Rhodes and Cabrera. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Japan helped him become a feared hitter. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He hit 47 homers and stole 40 bases that year. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He led the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Some come back to MLB much improved. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 1985, 1990, 2013, then 2015. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Several players have taken this road. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Fans later blamed a 'curse' for the club's long wait for another title. (Source: General baseball reference)

## Test 10: Baseball's newer countries

- The catcher later played in the World Series. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He grew up in Perth. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Their story became the film 'Million Dollar Arm'. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He grew up in Berlin. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The pitcher made his debut for Pittsburgh. (Source: General baseball reference)
- The team played in Williamsport that August. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Every new player brings new fans at home. (Source: General baseball reference)
- 2008, May 2012, August 2012, then 2017. (Source: General baseball reference)
- Brazil has sent a handful, Lithuania one. (Source: General baseball reference)
- He was the first player from Africa in the majors. (Source: General baseball reference)

Sources: General baseball references, WBSC and league material, coaching manuals; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered rules belong to the Rules category.

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