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With the Arizona sun shining brightly and nosebleeds springing up all over in the warm desert air, pitchers and catchers are filing in Maryvale Baseball Park with plenty of hope, anticipation and per diem. So here is a little pre-Cactus League quiz to get your brain back in baseball mode. Ten random nuggets to see how close you are to "game ready." Good luck. Answers below, don't peak!

1) For you autograph hounds: On a team-signed baseball, where should you find the manager's signature?

2) A batter's line drive hits a baserunner in fair territory leading off first. Who's out? Who stays?

3) Which base is known as the "keystone?"

4) Speaking of the keystone...how do middle infielders communicate with each other about who is to cover second on a stolen base attempt?

5) How many ways can a batter reach 1st base?

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