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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you're struggling with it but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn't appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Get your glove ready!

Green group hint: Sweat equity.

Blue group hint: There used to be a ballpark.

Purple group hint: Not night.

Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Field a baseball.

Green group: Work hard.

Blue group: Former MLB stadiums.

Purple group: ____ day.

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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is field a baseball. The four answers are catch, field, pick and scoop.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is work hard. The four answers are grind, labor, strain and toil.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is former MLB stadiums. The four answers are Polo, Shea, Turner and Veterans.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is ____ day. The four answers are draft, game, opening and Ryan.