Sports Connections Hints: Sep 30, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 30, 2025 (2025-09-30). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #578

Puzzle #578 · 2025-09-30 · sports

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #578 for 2025-09-30, edition sports, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: PURCHASES AT A BASEBALL GAME, PITCHING STATS, WORLD SERIES MVPS and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

PURCHASES AT A BASEBALL GAME
PITCHING STATS
WORLD SERIES MVPS
_____ FLY

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

PURCHASES AT A BASEBALL GAME

FOOD

PROGRAM

SOUVENIR

TICKET

PITCHING STATS

STRIKEOUT

HOLD

SAVE

WIN

WORLD SERIES MVPS

DENT

SPRINGER

BENCH

DYE

_____ FLY

SACRIFICE

BIG

INFIELD

POP

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.