| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| Four-time baseball All-Star Jose |
| Home run, in baseball slang |
| Retired outfielder Barry, who was conspicuously denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 |
| Baseball's Fielder |
| Portuguese term meaning "suspects" brought up in the 2007 Madeleine McCann disappearance case |
| Hideo, Major League Baseball's winningest Japanese pitcher |
| Baseball's ''Walking Man'' Eddie |
| Baseball's Manny |
| Baseball/football Hall-of-Famer Hubbard |
| Al ___, of baseball's Hall of Fame |
| Baseball VIP |
| Like some baseball teams and batteries |
| Baseball team with a vulpine mascot? |
| Baseball's Hank |
| Member of a fictional Springfield baseball team |
| Annual baseball events |
| Baseball GM Billy featured in the book "Moneyball |
| First public appearance |
| Baseball's 'Hammerin' Hank' |
| Baseball's all-time leader in total bases |
| Glowing outward appearance |
| Baseball's Tribe, on scoreboards |
| Home of minor league baseball's Chihuahuas |
| Baseball's Mr. Hustle |
| Baseball's reserve clause challenger |
| Baseball's Scott Boras, notably |
| Achieves a rare baseball feat, delineated by part of each long puzzle answer |
| Baseball rarity |
| Baseball's "Mr. October |