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About this Board

On Monday, October 12, 1 player took on MLB Deep Cut #19: “Name a position player who pitched in a game since 2021.” The prompt had 217 valid answers, and players found 3 of them. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.

Answers and recap (spoilers)

The most popular answer was Albert Pujols, named by 100% of players. The rarest correct answer anyone found was Brett Phillips (1 player, 40 points). Nobody found the day's Sleeper: Nick Loftin.

Named by players

  1. Albert Pujols (Albert Pujols (1B · STL, LAA, LAD, STL · 2001–2022)): 1 player, 100%, 22 points
  2. Hanser Alberto (Hanser Alberto (2B · TEX, BAL, KC, LAD, CWS · 2015–2023)): 1 player, 100%, 31 points
  3. Brett Phillips (Brett Phillips (OF · MIL, KC, TB, BAL, LAA · 2017–2023)): 1 player, 100%, 40 points

Nobody named

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