Activity Book IVE CT A Y A T S Buffalo D Bisons New Hampshire E Fisher Cats Dunedin F Blue Jays Lansing B Lugnuts Presented by Vancouver A Canadians Bluefield C Blue Jays French IVE CT A Buffalo Y AD Bisons T S New Hampshire E Fisher Cats Dunedin F Blue Jays Lansing B Lugnuts Vancouver A Canadians Bluefield C Blue Jays Learn french Baseball uses very specific terms, both for equipment and playing situations. Are you able to name these terms in French? Use the list of words below. Protège-genoux Tableau d’affichage Casque de receveur Monticule Frappeur Retrait Jambières Gant de receveur Plastron Prise Balle Avant-champ Troisième but Marbre Ceinture Scoreboard Tableau d’affichage Ball Batter Balle Strike Frappeur Prise Out Batter Ball(s) Strike(s) Out(s) Retrait Catcher’s helmet R H E Casque de receveur Visitors Home Chest protector Plastron Infield Mound Avant-champ Monticule Belt Ceinture Catcher’s mitt Gant de receveur Third base Troisième but Leg guards Home plate Knee Saver Jambières Monticule Protège-genoux Learn french Baseball uses very specific terms, both for equipment and playing situations. Are you able to name these terms in French? Use the list of words below. Receveur Voltigeur de gauche Lanceur Premier but Casquette de baseball Voltigeur de droite Gants de frappeur Troisième but Deuxième but Arrêt-court Voltigeur de centre Buts Frappeur désigné Centre fielder Second baseman Voltigeur de centre Shortstop Deuxième but Arrêt-court Left fielder Right fielder Voltigeur de gauche Voltigeur de droite First baseman Third baseman Premier but Troisième but Pitcher Lanceur Designated hitter Catcher Frappeur désigné Receveur Bases Buts Batting gloves Gants de frappeur Baseball cap Casquette de baseball Baseball Activities IVE CT A Buffalo Y AD Bisons T S New Hampshire E Fisher Cats Dunedin F Blue Jays Lansing B Lugnuts Vancouver A Canadians Bluefield C Blue Jays Do you know these teams ? Here are some logos of former major baseball teams. Are you able to recognize these teams ? Team : Boston Braves Team : Brooklyn Dodgers In Boston from 1915 to 1952, they became In Brooklyn until 1957, before moving in the Milwaukee Braves, and they are now in Los Angeles for the 1958 season. Atlanta. Team : St.Louis Browns Team : Houston Colt .45s In St-Louis from 1902 to 1953, they were Club d'expansion en 1962, ils changeront de relocated to Baltimore in 1954, becoming nom en 1965, devenant les Astros. the Orioles. Team : Seattle Pilots Team : New York Giants Expansion team in 1969, they played only Famous club representing New York until one season in Seattle, before moving to 1957, moving to the other side of the Milwaukee and become the Brewers. country to San Francisco. Blue Jays farm system In Major League Baseball, each team has a farm system. These are teams of different levels, where players are distributed throughout the organization. The goal is to allow players to develop and ultimately reach MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays are affiliated with 6 teams. Are you able to identify them? Name of the teams: Logos: Lansing Lugnuts A) B) C) Bluefield Blue Jays Buffalo Bisons Vancouver Canadians D) E) F) Dunedin Blue Jays New Hampshire Ficher Cats Team Logo Level League Buffalo International D AAA Bisons League New Hampshire Eastern E AA Fisher Cats League Dunedin Florida State F Advanced A Blue Jays League Lansing Midwest B A League Lugnuts Vancouver Northwest A Short-season A Canadians League Bluefield Appalachian C Rookie Blue Jays League Are you able to identify all 30 cities that are represented by a MLB team ? One clue; red dots are for American League teams and blue dots for National League teams. AL Central Division 6 Kansas City NL Central Division 6 AL West Division 7 Minnesota St.Louis (Minneapolis) 1 Seattle 7 Chicago 8 Chicago 2 Oakland 8 Milwaukee 9 Detroit Los Angeles 3 9 (Anaheim) 10 Cincinnati 1 Cleveland 4 Texas (Arlington) 10 Pittsburgh 5 Houston AL East Division 11 Toronto 7 11 12 12 Boston 8 13 9 11 7 12 13 New York 2 8 10 10 (Bronx) 1 14 NL West Division 9 14 5 6 13 Baltimore 1 San Francisco 6 15 Tampa Bay (St.Petersburg) 2 Los Angeles 2 3 3 NL East Division 4 3 San Diego 14 11 New York (Queens) 4 4 Arizona (Phoenix) 12 Philadelphia 5 Colorado (Denver) 5 13 Washington 15 15 14 Atlanta 15 Miami Maths IVE CT A Buffalo Y AD Bisons T S New Hampshire E Fisher Cats Dunedin F Blue Jays Lansing B Lugnuts Vancouver A Canadians Bluefield C Blue Jays Mathematics SOLVING PROBLEMS Noah has 125 baseball cards. He will exchange 12, against which he will get 16 new base- ball cards. Then he stops at the convenience store and buys a new pack of cards that contains 24 cards. How many cards does he have now? 125 - 12 = 113 113 + 16 = 129 129 + 24 = 153 Answer: 153 cards The Tigers 13U team had an exceptional season in 2019, thanks to three incredible hitters. William was the best batter on his team with 63 hits. His teammate Theo had 8 less than him. Drew hit five less than Theo. How many hits in total did the three players have? William: 63 hits Theo: 63 - 8 = 55 hits Drew: 55 - 5 = 50 hits TOTAL: 63 + 55 + 50 = 168 hits Answer: 168 hits The Gladiators 11U team had a schedule of 32 regular games in 2019. 5 games were can- celled by rain and were not played. But the Gladiators took part in two tournaments, in which they played respectively 4 and 3 games, respectively. In the playoffs, they played 8 games. How many games did they play in total during their 2019 season? 32 - 5 = 27 27 + 4 + 3 = 34 34 + 8 = 42 Answer: 42 games Mathematics HOW TO CALCULATE BATTING AVERAGE Math is very important in baseball. It is used to calculate statistics, used to manage a baseball game. The batting average (BA) is defined by the number of hits divided by official at bats. Example: Number of hits 132 (hits) Batting average = = 0.257 Number of «at bats» 514 (AB) In baseball, we say this player has a batting average (BA) of .257 Can you calculate the batting average of these players, using their 2019 MLB stats? * you can use your calculator. The goal is to understand how to calculate the batting average. Players Hits At bats Batting average Christian Yelich (MIL) 161 489 .329 Jeff McNeil (NYM) 162 510 .318 Yoan Moncada (CHW) 161 511 .315 Anthony Rendon (WAS) 174 545 .319 Michael Brantley (HOU) 179 575 .311 Tim Anderson (CHW) 167 498 .335 DJ LeMahieu (NYY) 197 602 .327 Charlie Blackmon (COL) 182 580 .313 Ketel Marte (ARI) 187 569 .329 Nolan Arenado (COL) 185 588 .315 Which player had the best batting average in 2019 ? Tim Anderson Which player had the most hits in 2019 ? DJ LeMahieu Colorado Rockies (COL) and Chicago White Sox (CHW) were lucky to both have two players in the top-ten. Which duo had the most hits in 2019 ? COL: 182+185 = 368 hits Mathematics SOLVING PROBLEMS During a baseball tournament, a snack bar offers various products. Here is a detailed list with prices. Hot dog 1,00$ Pogo 1,50$ Soft drink 1,50$ Hamburger 2,50$ Onion rings 1,25$ Gum 1,00$ French fries 1,75$ Water bottle 1,00$ Ice cream 2,25$ Chicken burger 3,00$ Fruit juice 1,25$ Chocolate bar 1,25$ A) A family buys 6 hot dogs, 2 pogos, 2 french fries, 1 onion rings, 2 fruit juices, 2 soft drinks and 3 chocolate bars. How much will their meal cost? Hot dogs: 6 x 1,00$ = 6,00$ Pogos: 2 x 1,50$ = 3,00$ French fries: 2 x 1,75$ = 3,50$ Onion rings: 1 x 1,25$ = 1,25$ Fruit juice: 2 x 1,25$ = 2,50$ Soft drinks: 2 x 1,50$ = 3,00$ Chocolate bars: 3 x 1,25$ = 3,75$ Total: 6,00 + 3,00 + 3,50 + 1,25 + 2,50 + 3,00 + 3,75 = 23,00$ Answer: 23,00$ B) Jacques, the manager of the Lions 13U team, is very proud of his team’s performance. He buys 1 fruit juice and 1 ice cream from each of his 12 players. He also takes 1 soft drink and 1 hamburger for himself. How much will he have to pay? Fruit juice: 12 x 1,25$ = 15,00$ Soft drink: 1 x 1,50$ = 1,50$ Ice cream: 12 x 2,25$ = 27,00$ Hamburger: 1 x 2,50$ = 2,50$ Total: 15,00 + 27,00 + 1,50 + 2,50 = 46,00$ Answer: 46,00$ C) Two players from a 18U team order 2 chicken burgers, 1 french fries, 4 pogos, 2 water bott- les, 1 soft drink, 1 ice cream and 2 chocolate bars. Both players will divide the amount equally. How much will they each have to pay? Chicken burger: 2 x 3,00$ = 6,00$ French fries: 1 x 1,75$ = 1,75$ Pogos: 4 x 1,50$ = 6,00$ Water bottle: 2 x 1,00$ = 2,00$ Soft drink: 1 x 1,50$ = 1,50$ Ice cream: 1 x 2,25$ = 2,25$ Chocolate bars: 2 x 1,25$ = 2,50$ Total: 6,00 + 1,75 + 6,00 + 2,00$ + 1,50$ + 2,25$ + 2,50$ = 22,00$ Answer: 22,00 / 2 = 11,00$ each player Mathematics CALCULATE AND COLOR ! 1 + 3 8 - 4 2 + 2 10 - 6 4 - 2 1 + 1 8 - 6 10 - 8 12 - 10 8 - 7 4 - 3 10 - 9 4 + 6 10 4 - 1 5 + 7 12 - 9 13 - 4 10 - 1 9 9 1 + 8 13 - 4 14 - 2 9 + 2 6 + 6 2 + 7 3 + 6 3 + 810 7 + 3 6 - 5 7 - 4 8 1 + 8 5 + 3 11 - 3 8 14 - 6 0 + 8 8 5 9 1 + 8 8 1 + 2 3 + 2 2 + 3 7 - 2 1 + 8 1 + 4 2 + 3 7 10 9 - 4 6 + 6 8 8 11 - 2 5 6 - 1 4 + 1 5 - 0 11 - 1 1 + 1 5 13 - 8 6 - 3 3 + 0 1 + 2 2 + 7 10 - 5 8 - 5 2 + 7 8 - 1 12 4 + 4 12 5 - 2 1 + 7 3 + 3 7 10 - 2 3 + 5 1 + 6 12 - 3 12 - 4 8 9 6 + 2 2 + 1 4 - 1 11 - 8 6 + 4 9 CALCULATE AND COLOR! 10 - 7 1 + 4 5 + 5 8 - 3 0 + 5 6 - 1 12 - 2 4 + 5 + 4 8 - 2 9 - 4 2 + 3 10 -5 12 - 7 11 - 6 6 + 3 7 - 4 1 + 6 1 + 2 3 + 4 2 + 6 10 - 7 3 + 2 4 + 4 = 8 = 3 = 5 = 12 = 4 = 6 = 7 = 11 = 10 = 9 = 1 = 2 Games IVE CT A Buffalo Y AD Bisons T S New Hampshire E Fisher Cats Dunedin F Blue Jays Lansing B Lugnuts Vancouver A Canadians Bluefield C Blue Jays Find the dierences These two drawings look the same, but if you look at them, you will find 8 differences.