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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 27, #185

Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 185, for Thursday, March 27.

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Connections: Sports Edition is all baseball-themed today, honoring MLB's opening day. And there's a word in the yellow category that I've never heard of before, and I've been a baseball fan since 1977. Maybe you know this word, but if you're stuck on it or any clue, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.  

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Steee-rike!

Green group hint: Take me out to the ballgame.

Blue group hint: We are the champions.

Purple group hint: Not the vampire kind.

Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Baseball pitches.

Green group: MLB stadium names.

Blue group: Teams with the most World Series titles.

Purple group: Batting ____.

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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?

completed NYT Connections Sports Edition for March 27 #185

The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition for Thursday, March 27.

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The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is baseball pitches. The four answers are changeup, eephus, slider and splitter. (Eephus completely stumped me. It's a high-arcing, high-speed trick pitch.)

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is MLB stadium names. The four answers are Angel, Chase, Target and Wrigley.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is teams with the most World Series titles. The four answers are Athletics, Cardinals, Red Sox and Yankees.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is batting ____. The four answers are average, cage, order and practice.