| 100% | CATCHER | 7 | Baseball player who receives the ball from the pitcher |
| 56% | FIELDERS | 8 | Baseball players far from the pitcher |
| 54% | RIVERA | 6 | Mariano ___, former Panamian-American baseball player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019 |
| 52% | ERNIE | 5 | With 35-Across, baseball player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and died 1/23/15 |
| 52% | CATCHER | 7 | Baseball position that's responsible for receiving the ball thrown by the pitcher |
| 48% | BABE | 4 | ___ Ruth, former baseball player who once said, "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game" |
| 47% | PETEROSE | 8 | Former Reds player who's banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SHOHEI | 6 | ___ Ohtani, baseball player who excels as a pitcher and a hitter because of whom the MLB introduced the "Ohtani rule" |
| 46% | PITCHER | 7 | In baseball, one who throws the ball to the batter |
| 46% | TEJADA | 6 | Baseball player who was the 2005 All-Star Game MVP |
| 46% | BATTER | 6 | Baseball player that faces the pitcher |
| 45% | SETTER | 6 | Volleyball player who positions the ball for a spike |
| 45% | DIMAGGIO | 8 | The baseball player who married Marilyn Monroe |
| 45% | PITCHERS | 8 | Baseball players who stand on the mound |
| 45% | HOOKER | 6 | Rugby player who rakes the ball at front of scrum |
| 44% | PUNTER | 6 | Football player who kicks the ball downfield to the opposing team |
| 43% | CUB | 3 | Baseball player from the same city as the White Sox |
| 43% | ROYALTEASE | 10 | Baseball player who flirts with joining the Kansas City squad? |
| 43% | JIMBOUTON | 9 | New York Yankees pitcher who wrote the baseball memoir "Ball Four" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ROBERTO | 7 | ___ Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball player who played 18 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 42% | GOALIES | 7 | Athletes who keep the ball or puck from the net |
| 42% | COBB | 4 | Ty —, baseball player who was known as The Georgia Peach |
| 42% | SCORER | 6 | Baseball official who works from the press box |
| 42% | MEGANRAPINOE | 12 | Olympic champion soccer player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PETE | 4 | Rose who's been banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 41% | ATBAT | 5 | Baseball player's turn facing the pitcher: 2 wds. |
| 41% | OHTANI | 6 | Shohei ___, baseball player who signed the biggest contract in pro sports history (10 years, $700 million) |
| 41% | JOE | 3 | Baseball player Garagiola who once hosted "To Tell the Truth" |
| 41% | GOALIE | 6 | Only soccer player who can throw the ball |
| 40% | TROUT | 5 | Mike ___, baseball player who has played for the Los Angeles Angels since 2011 |