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The annual great Orioles Christmas quiz

December 25, 2025 by Baltimore Baseball

1) Name the player who was on the active roster but didn’t appear in a game in 2025.

2) Name the former Oriole who got six hits in a game against them in 2025.

3) The Orioles had five position players pitch this year. Who were they?

4) Name the Oriole coach who was dismissed along with Brandon Hyde.

5) Who took over the duties of that coach?

6) John Mabry joined the coaching staff in early June. Name two of the three teams he coached for before the Orioles.

7) In 2019, Tony Mansolino managed a longtime Oriole at Triple-A Columbus. Name him.

8) Name the player from this year’s team to finish his Orioles career 1-for-1.

9) The Orioles were involved in two 20-run games in 2025, winning 22-8 over Tampa Bay and losing 24-2 to Cincinnati. Before this year, how many 20-run games were the Orioles involved in?

10) A current Oriole minor league catcher had a father who caught for the Orioles in 2008. Name them.

11) Name the only two position players to pitch in multiple games for the Orioles in a season.

12) The Orioles have played in two ballparks named Wrigley Field. One is in Chicago. What team played in the other one?

13) In 2025, the Orioles bested the record for most players in a season with 70. In 2021, the Orioles used 62 players. How many played for both the 2021 and 2025 Orioles?

14) In 2025, the Orioles had a player finish his career hitless in 14 at-bats. They also had a player do that in 1997. Who were they?

15) Ryan Mountcastle was the second first-round choice of the Orioles in 2015. Who was the first?

16) An Orioles pitcher in the 2020’s was originally drafted by the team as an infielder. Name him.

17) This pitcher was a three-time All-Star and was Orioles property for two months though never played in a game for them. Who is it?

18) Who was the Orioles’ manager when Cal Ripken Jr. played in his 2,131st consecutive game?

19) Who was the last Oriole to hit .300 in a full season?

20) How many Orioles appeared only one game in 2025?

21) Yennier Cano and Keegan Akin led pitchers in appearances with 65 and 64. Who had the third most?

22) Name the player who had the most steals in 2025 without being thrown out?

23) Who had the most at-bats without a home run in 2025?

24) Who had the most at-bats without a stolen base in 2025?

25) Who was the last Oriole to throw more than 200 innings in a season?

26) Jim Palmer holds most of the career pitching records for the Orioles. One he doesn’t hold is lowest ERA with a minimum of 500 innings. Who holds it?

27) Another record Palmer doesn’t own is best winning percentage. He’s third with .638. Who has the best with a minimum of 50 decisions?

28) Cal Ripken Jr. holds nearly all the Orioles’ career batting records. One he doesn’t hold is highest batting average with a minimum of 1,200 at-bats. Who has the highest career batting average?

29) Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman both homered twice on Opening Day? Name one of the other two Orioles to do that?

30) At 41, Charlie Morton became the oldest pitcher to start a game for the Orioles. Who is the oldest to pitch for the Orioles?

Answers tomorrow

Call for questions: I answer Orioles questions most weekdays. Please send yours to: Rich@BaltimoreBaseball.com.

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