A collection of fun facts about baseball.

"This title introduces readers to Mookie Betts, covering his early life, career, and life off the field. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary."--Publisher's website.

"[T]he Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking team-building strategies to light, every front office takes a data-driven approach to evaluating players, and the league's smarter teams no longer have a huge advantage in valuing past performance. Lindbergh and Sawchik's behind-the-scenes reporting reveals: How the 2017 Astros and 2018 Red Sox used cutting-edge technology to win the World...

"Did you know that historians now believe that baseball developed from a game called rounders that children in England played in the 1700s? Many fun facts about baseball are included in this informative book, covering everything from the rules of the game to the history of the major leagues. Readers will be inspired to use their newfound knowledge to get out and play, whether by joining an organization such as Little League or by striking up a casual...

A collection of photographs, plaques, and stories that reflects on the careers of legendary baseball players. This registry of all National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees features plaques, photographs, and biographies for each honoree, as well as essays by such Hall of Famers as Hank Aaron, Tommy Lasorda, and Cal Ripken Jr.

A baseball farce in which Philip Roth casts an unlikely group of men as the country's baseball heroes.

"In 1956 New Mexico, the Roswell Hondo All Stars are on their way to the Little League World Series, and fifth grader Joe Don and his widowed mother struggle to remain independent. When the teacher who inspires him to championship is arrested, Joe Don finds his own character tested"--Provided by publisher.

Explains baseball concepts to young readers, including common baseball terms such as strikes, outs, steals, foul balls, home runs and more. Are you ready to play ball? Bugler and Bechtel explain baseball concepts to young readers, including the difference between a strike and a foul; what a shortstop does; and what the seventh-inning stretch is.