publication date: Monday, March 1, 2021 (part of Spring 2021)

category: Sports

clue: In high school, he gave up the title of salutatorian when he saw how badly a classmate wanted it. But in baseball, he did not give up the World Series when he saw how badly the Cleveland Indians wanted it.

explanation: Bryant played with the Chicago Cubs when they won the World Series in 2016. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates


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