Question

What is the correct way to punctuate the end of this sentence?

Did the baseball player say, “I can do the splits”


Did the baseball player say, “I can do the splits?”


Did the baseball player say, “I can do the splits”?

Answer 1

The baseball player is no asking a question so any of the question mark answers is automatically ruled out, he is making a statement so the correct answer is the first one

Answer 2

End with a Question Mark(?) Someone is asking to confirm what the baseball player said.