Fill the box score.
Beat the grid.
Immaculate Grid Baseball hands you a 3×3 board, nine outs, and a lineup of team and stat criteria. Name a player who satisfies both the row and the column - miss the mark and that attempt is gone for good.
A trivia grid built for people who actually watch the games
Every square in the grid sits at the intersection of two clues - usually two franchises, or a franchise and a career stat line. Your job is to name one real player who checks both boxes. Get all nine right and you've thrown an immaculate inning; whiff on a few and the grid still remembers exactly where you went wrong.
There's no timer, so the pressure comes entirely from the guess count. Nine tries, nine cells - spend one on a wrong answer and you can't take it back. That's what turns a casual look at the board into an actual strategy session about who to save for the trickiest square.
- 01New grid, every dayA different set of nine criteria drops each morning, so yesterday's answers won't help you today.
- 02One name per playerOnce you've used a player to fill a cell, they're off the board for the rest of that grid.
- 03Career spans countTraded, retired, or playing under an old franchise name - all of it is fair game for a match.
- 04Share your box scorePost your grid and rarity score to Facebook, X, or WhatsApp straight from the result screen.
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Step 1 / 5
Pick a cell
Choose any square and enter a player whose career satisfies both its row and column criteria.
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Step 2 / 5
Watch your outs
You have nine attempts total. Right or wrong, every guess you submit uses one up.
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Step 3 / 5
Come back tomorrow
A new grid with new criteria goes live every day at 9:00 am Eastern Time.
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Step 4 / 5
Know the rules
A player can't be used twice in the same grid. Active or retired both count, and old franchise names still apply.
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Step 5 / 5
Lean on stats when you're stuck
A reference site that lets you compare two franchises head-to-head can save an out you'd otherwise burn guessing.
Why a nine-cell puzzle turned into a daily habit
Immaculate Grid started as a side project from Brian Minter, who by his own account expected it to interest a small circle of baseball diehards. Instead it became a fixture in sports-fan group chats, picked up by columnists and former players alike, with roughly 300,000 people opening a fresh grid every single day.
Part of the appeal is how little the format asks of you up front. There's no tutorial to sit through - just nine intersections of team history and career stats, and whatever you already know about the sport. The difficulty comes from the game rewarding obscure, low-percentage answers over obvious ones, since a rarer correct pick scores better than the first name that comes to mind.
It also plays well with an audience, which is a big part of why it spread the way it did. A finished grid compresses neatly into a shareable score, so comparing results with friends became its own small ritual layered on top of the puzzle itself.
Frequently asked questions
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How do I play the online game Immaculate Grid?
Click a cell in the 3×3 grid and type the name of a player who fits both the row and column criteria for that cell. A cell crossing the Yankees and Red Sox, for instance, could be answered with Kevin Youkilis or Johnny Damon.
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What is Immaculate Grid?
It's a free daily puzzle where you match baseball players to the team and stat categories shown above and beside a 3×3 grid, using a limited number of guesses.
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What are the rules of the game?
Enter one player per cell who satisfies both the top and side criteria. Each player's name can only be used once per grid, whether they're active or retired.
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How many attempts do I get?
Nine attempts per grid - one per cell - whether or not the guess turns out correct.
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Are outside references allowed?
Yes. Many players check a stats reference site to compare franchises or look up a career history while solving.
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Does the grid change every day?
Yes, a new grid with new criteria is published daily at 9:00 am Eastern Time.
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Can I play on my phone?
Yes, the game runs in any mobile browser without an app install.
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What happens if I fill a cell incorrectly?
That guess counts against your nine attempts, but you can always try again with a brand-new grid the next day.