19 Baseball Riddles With Answers
Baseball riddles. The sport hands riddle writers an unfair advantage: a bat that is not an animal, a diamond that is not a stone, a plate you cannot eat from and a pitcher you cannot pour.
Every riddle here has its answer on the page.
Why don't chickens play baseball?
Wordplay — "fowl," a bird, sounds like "foul," a baseball term for a ball hit outside the field of play.
There was a man who everybody called Batman he knew nothing about bats and thought they were gross. He still loved it when people called him Batman! How could this be?
"Batman" here refers to a baseball player who bats well, not the superhero, so his dislike of actual bats doesn't matter.
What's the first game in the Bible?
Wordplay — "big inning" sounds like "beginning," and Eve/Adam "stealing" bases refers to the baseball term for advancing without a hit.
Why can't turtles play baseball?
Turtles are famously slow, so they'd struggle to run all the way to home plate.
Where do great dragon baseball players go?
Wordplay — "Hall of Flame" sounds like "Hall of Fame," fitting for a fire-breathing dragon.
A man is running home, where he meets 2 men with masks on. Then he runs away from home. What is this man's job?
Running toward "home" plate, the man passes the catcher and umpire, both of whom wear protective masks.
I play on a diamond, I play fair, I always get dirty, And then I run home. What Am I?
'Diamond' refers to a baseball field, 'run home' refers to scoring by reaching home plate, and sliding in the dirt makes the player dirty.
What position do pigs play on the baseball field?
'Short-stop' puns on the baseball position and a pig's characteristically short, stout legs.
Why was the chef hired to coach the baseball team?
Wordplay — "batter" means both a baseball hitter and a cooking mixture.
What song was the baseball player singing on third base?
A player on third base is one step from scoring by reaching "home" plate, referencing the famous line from The Wizard of Oz.
What has 18 legs and catches flies?
A baseball team has 9 players, 18 legs, who "catch flies," meaning fly balls.
What was the spider doing on the baseball team?
Wordplay — "catching flies" is baseball slang for catching fly balls, and also literally what spiders do.
Why was the baseball player's food always dirty?
The pun uses 'plate' as both home plate in baseball and a dinner plate, so stepping on home plate 'dirties' his food's plate.
Where do coal diggers play baseball?
Wordplay — "miner," a coal digger, sounds like "minor," as in the minor leagues.
Why did the baseball coach hire a piano player?
Wordplay — "pitch" means both a musical note and throwing the baseball.
Why is the baseball field hot after a game?
Wordplay — "fans" means both spectators and cooling devices; once the crowd (fans) leaves, there's no breeze.
Name the only sport in which the ball is always in possession of the team on defense, and the offensive team can score without touching the ball?
In baseball, the pitching (defensive) team always holds the ball, while the batting team can score runs without ever touching it.
A guy was waiting at home, he swung a metal pole then took 3 left turns, and on his way back home there was a masked man waiting for him. What is he doing and who is the masked man?
The "metal pole" is a bat, "3 left turns" traces the bases, and the "masked man" is the catcher wearing his protective mask.
What did the baseball glove say to the ball?
Wordplay — "catch" refers to both catching the ball and the common farewell phrase "catch you later."
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