Puzzle Overview
Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition is entirely baseball-themed to coincide with the start of the World Series. Read on for hints and the complete answers.
Hints for Today's Groups
Yellow group hint: They made it.
Green group hint: Not current teams.
Blue group hint: Pride of Milwaukee.
Purple group hint: Star players, with a twist.
Group Breakdown
Yellow group: MLB teams to reach the League Championship Series this year.
Green group: Former MLB team names.
Blue group: Brewers All-Stars, historically.
Purple group: World Series MVPs, with the first letter changed.
Yellow Category
The theme is MLB teams to reach the League Championship Series this year.
The four answers are Brewers, Dodgers, Guardians and Rays.
Green Category
The theme is former MLB team names.
The four answers are Browns, Devil Rays, Expos and Pilots.
Blue Category
The theme is Brewers All-Stars, historically.
The four answers are Prince Fielder, Rollie Fingers, Ben Sheets and Rickie Weeks.
Purple Category
The theme is World Series MVPs, with the first letter changed.
The four answers are camels (Cole Hamels), eye (Jermaine Dye), meager (Corey Seager or Steve Yeager) and meter (Derek Jeter).
