Breaking down the June 28 Immaculate Grid baseball game with players and connections for Grid 86 that involve the Orioles, A's, Padres, Twins and more.
MLB fans can't get enough of the Immaculate Grid baseball game and the June 28 game, Grid 86, offers a ton of fun for fans to try and test their trivia knowledge and history of the game.
But any trivia buff can't stop when they just get the right answer. No, no. After completing the grid, you have to know which other MLB players would fit the criteria and get you another right answer.
So with that, let's take a look at the Wednesday, June 28 Immaculate Grid 86 that requires a look at the Orioles, A's, Padres, Twins, 500+ home run careers and 3,000+ hit careers. First, we look at the top answers for each square before diving into the rest.
Immaculate Grid 86: Top answers and connections for each square
We're going to take a quick look at the top connections and answers for every square in the June 28 Immaculate Grid baseball game. Let's dive in (Top answers as of 10:30 a.m. ET).
- Orioles/A's: Miguel Tejada
- Orioles/Padres: Manny Machado
- Orioles/500+ career HRs: Eddie Murray
- Twins/A's: Sonny Gray
- Twins/Padres: Nelson Cruz
- Twins/500+ career HRs: Harmon Killebrew
- A's/3,000+ career hits: Rickey Henderson
- Padres/3,000+ career hits: Tony Gwynn
- 500+ career HRs/3,000+ career hits: Hank Aaron
Henderson and Gwynn are both above 95% of the answers for the two squares where they are the top answers, which goes to show just how easy those were for today's game.
5 players who played for Baltimore Orioles and Oakland A's
It was former MVP Miguel Tejada — notably not featured in the Moneyball film adaptation — who took the top answer for this square. Now, let's take a look at other players who would've been a correct answer for this Immaculate Grid square.
- Miguel Tejada
- Baby Doll Jacobson
- Harold Baines
- Reggie Jackson
- Buddy Groom
5 players who played for Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres
Because it's still pretty fresh in baseball fans' memories, Manny Machado was the obvious top answer for this square. But let's take a look at other players who also played for both the Orioles and Padres.
- Manny Machado
- Roberto Alomar
- Miguel Tejada
- Brad Bach
- Steve Finley
5 players who played for Minnesota Twins and Oakland A's
Another modern player, Sonny Gray, took the top spot here as he spent a brief time in Oakland and is now an ace for the Twins. But let's take a look at some other connections who would've worked along with Gray.
- Sonny Gray
- Trevor Plouffe
- Kurt Suzuki
- Terry Steinbach
- Trevor May
5 players who played for Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres
Nelson Cruz took the top answer for this square, but there are several other notable players who fit the bill. Let's take a look at some other answers that would have worked as correct connections for the Twins and Padres.
- Nelson Cruz
- Dave Winfield
- Gary Sanchez
- Emilio Pagan
- Taylor Rogers
Baltimore Orioles with 500+ career home runs
Eddie Murray took the top answer for this category. But let's see all of the players who spent at least a season with the Orioles who ended their careers with 500 or more home runs.
- Eddie Murray
- Jim Thome
- Sammy Sosa
- Frank Robinson
- Rafael Palmiero
Minnesota Twins with 500+ career home runs
Harmon Killebrew was a big pull if you could get him as the answer for Twins players with 500 career home runs. Here are the other players who would've gotten you a correct answer here.
- Harmon Killebrew
- Jim Thome
- David Ortiz
Oakland A's with 3,000+ career hits
It was a pretty gifted response for Rickey Henderson being on the list. But let's take a look at the full list of Oakland Athletics to get 3,000+ career hits.
- Rickey Henderson
- Ty Cobb
- Tris Speaker
- Eddie Collins
- Nap Lajoie
San Diego Padres with 3,000+ career hits
Once again, Tony Gwynn seemed like a pretty simple answer for Padres who have 3,000 hits in their careers. But here's the list of players who join him from San Diego on that list.
- Tony Gwynn
- Dave Winfield
- Rickey Henderson
MLB players with 500 home runs and 3,000 hits
There are numerous answers that would fit this, all of whom are all-time greats. Hank Aaron was the top answer but let's take a look at every player in this elite club.
- Hank Aaron
- Albert Pujols
- Miguel Cabrera
- Willie Mays
- Eddie Murray
- Rafael Palmiero
- Alex Rodriguez
