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José Bautista (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
José Bautista has only been in the Major Leagues a few years. But he's already had an amazing career in…
baseball. He's played in the All-Star Game, he's won awards, and he's made millions of dollars. Bautista even hit more than 50 home runs in one season! Fans love to see him knock a ball out of the park! Learn how Bautista spent years in the minor leagues before making it to the Majors. Discover the story of how Bautista never gave up on his dream of playing in the Major Leagues, even when things were tough.A Well-Paid Slave
Par Brad Snyder. 2006
After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting…
off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was traded, he had to report to his new team or retire. Unwilling to leave St. Louis and influenced by the civil rights movement, Flood chose to sue Major League Baseball for his freedom. His case reached the Supreme Court, where Flood ultimately lost. But by challenging the system, he created an atmosphere in which, just three years later, free agency became a reality. Flood’s decision cost him his career, but as this dramatic chronicle makes clear, his influence on sports history puts him in a league with Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali. .Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from the Inside
Par Red Smith, Chad Harbach, Christy Mathewson. 2013
An inside baseball memoir from the game’s first superstar, with a foreword by Chad Harbach Christy Mathewson was one…
of the most dominant pitchers ever to play baseball. Posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the Five Immortals,” he was an unstoppable force on the mound, winning at least twenty-two games for twelve straight seasons and pitching three complete-game shutouts in the 1905 World Series. Pitching in a Pinch, his witty and digestible book of baseball insights, stories, and wisdom, was first published over a hundred years ago and presents readers with Mathewson’s plainspoken perspective on the diamond of yoreon the players, the chances they took, the jinxes they believed in, and, most of all, their love of the game. Baseball fans will love to read first-hand accounts of the infamous Merkle’s Boner incident, Giants manager John McGraw, and the unstoppable Johnny Evers and to learn how muchand just how littlehas really changed in a hundred years. .Carlos Beltrán (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Carlos Beltrán was a boy who wanted to be a baseball star. He worked hard in Puerto Rico to achieve…
his dream. Today, he's a professional baseball player with impressive accomplishments. As a batter and centerfielder, Beltrán lights up the game. Follow Beltrán's journey from amateur to minor leaguer to professional player. Beltrán has played for four different major league teams--and he has shown them all just what he can do on the field. Fans everywhere can't get enough of Carlos Beltrán!José Reyes (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
José Reyes has become one of baseball's biggest stars. He has led the National League in stolen bases and batting…
average. He has played in the All-Star Game, won awards, and made millions of dollars. His time in the Major Leagues has been a dream-come-true for the Dominican player. Learn about the life of one of baseball's newest stars. Read how he worked his way through the minor leagues to play for the New York Mets. Discover the story of one of baseball's superstars!Adrián Beltré (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Adrián Beltré has had an amazing career in baseball. Since starting in the Majors in 1998, he has become one…
of baseball's best players. He's won many awards for fielding and batting, he's played in the All-Star Game, and he even won the Babe Ruth Home Run Award. Beltré is an amazing baseball star! Find out how Beltré became the player fans know today. Discover the story of how Beltré became one of baseball's best players!Carlos Peña (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Carlos Peña has had great success in Major League Baseball. He has won awards and won games. He's played in…
the All-Star Game and made millions of dollars. Read about Peña's journey to reach his dreams. Learn what it took for Peña to work his way through the minor leagues before playing with the Texas Rangers. Follow the life story of this great baseball player!Johan Santana (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Luis García. 2013
Johan Santana is a baseball star from a country better known for its soccer players. But Santana really shines as…
one of the best pitchers in baseball. His fastballs and changeups keep fans and batters guessing. His talent has made him a fan favorite. Read about how Santana fought his way to the top--from playing ball in the neighborhood to making it in the Big Leagues. His journey to the top hasn't always been smooth, but Johan Santana has fought hard to earn his place in baseball.Aramis Ramirez (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Aramis Ramírez is one of the Dominican players who have made it all the way to the top. Today, he's…
a great third basemen with a smart and powerful batting style. His career so far has been filled with mostly successes. Read how Ramírez made it big even as the MLB's youngest player. Follow his story from the minor leagues to his latest moves.Vladimir Guerrero (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Vladimir Guerrero has had a great career in baseball. He's played in the All-Star Game. He's won awards and made…
millions. He won the Home Run Derby--and he's even been on the cover of a video game! Learn about Guerrero's life growing up in the Dominican Republic, and then read about his path through the minor leagues to the Majors. Discover the story of how a Dominican boy went from dreaming about playing baseball . . . to playing in the Major Leagues.Albert Pujols (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
In the past ten years, Albert Pujols has become one of the brightest stars in the baseball world. He's broken…
records and won awards--and all the while he achieved his dreams, he held on tight to his faith and his family. He became the player he is today by working hard and always doing his best. Get a glimpse of Albert's life, from his childhood in the Dominican Republic all the way through his amazing career in Major League Baseball. Find out what it takes to be a superstar!'78: The Boston Red Sox, A Historic Game, and a Divided City
Par Bill Reynolds. 2009
Now in paperback: the inside story behind a crucial chapter in Red Sox lore-and a turbulent time in a troubled…
city. George Steinbrenner called it the greatest game in the history of American sports. On a bright October day in 1978, the Boston Red Sox met the New York Yankees for an epic playoff game that would send one team to the World Series-and render the other cursed for almost a quarter of a century. Award-winning sports columnist Bill Reynolds masterfully tells the dramatic story of the rival teams and players at this pivotal moment, and explores the social issues that divided Boston that summer and their influence on one game beyond the realm of sports.Rafael Furcal (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Rafael Furcal has had an amazing career in baseball. He's won a World Series. He's played in the All-Star Game.…
Besides all that, Furcal has also been able to focus on what is most important to him. He's been able to buy his family the things they couldn't afford when he was growing up. He has helped the people of his hometown in the Dominican Republic. Learn how Furcal has found success in Major League Baseball. Read about his life growing up in the Dominican Republic. Discover the story of how Furcal kept following his dreams even when things were hard.Alfonso Soriano (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Alfonso Soriano has had a great career in baseball. He has won two World Series and played in the All-Star…
Game seven times. He's even part of the 40-40 club for hitting 40 home runs and stealing 40 bases in one season. Not many baseball players can say they've done the things that Soriano has! Learn about Soriano's path from playing baseball in the Dominican Republic to making it in the Major Leagues. Explore the life story of one of baseball's most successful players!Miguel Batista (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Miguel Batista is a pitcher who can enter a game at a moment's notice. He's spent a long time on…
the field and knows baseball inside and out. He's also an interesting person outside of baseball. Batista spends his time reading, doing charity, and publishing poems and novels. Follow Batista as he makes his way through the game. He's had a long journey--one that isn't over yet!Robinson Canó (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Robinson Canó has had an amazing life in baseball. He's won the World Series. He's played in All-Star Games, won…
awards, and made millions of dollars. He's played for one of baseball's most popular teams, the New York Yankees. He's even won the Home Run Derby. Read how Canó learned to love baseball from his father, José. Follow Canó's journey from playing baseball in a Dominican high school to playing in the Major Leagues. Explore the life of one of baseball's biggest stars--and find out how he went from big dreams to the big leagues.Hanley Ramírez (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Hanley Ramírez has become one of baseball's biggest stars. The young player has only been in the Majors since 2005,…
but he's already done many things other players only dream of doing. He was named Rookie of the Year, he's played in the All-Star Game three times, he has won awards, and he's made millions playing in the Major Leagues. Read about Ramírez's journey from the Dominican Republic to the MLB. Learn how Ramírez became the player fans love to watch today!Ubaldo Jiménez (Superstars of Baseball)
Par Tania Rodriguez. 2013
Ubaldo Jiménez has become one of the most popular pitchers in Major League Baseball. Many fans believe he could become…
one of the all-time great pitchers. Jiménez hasn't been in baseball long, but he's already had an amazing career. He's played in the All-Star Game, pitched in the playoffs, won awards, and even pitched a no-hitter. Learn about Jiménez's journey from the Dominican Republic to the Major Leagues. Find out how his family played a part in making Jiménez the man he is today.A Mathematician at the Ballpark: Odds and Probabilities for Baseball Fans
Par Ken Ross. 2004
In A Mathematician at the Ballpark, professor Ken Ross reveals the math behind the stats. This lively and accessible book…
shows baseball fans how to harness the power of made predictions and better understand the game. Using real-world examples from historical and modern-day teams, Ross shows: * Why on-base and slugging percentages are more important than batting averages * How professional odds makers predict the length of a seven-game series * How to use mathematics to make smarter bets . A Mathematician at the Ballpark is the perfect guide to the science of probability for the stats-obsessed baseball fans--and, with a detailed new appendix on fantasy baseball, an essential tool for anyone involved in a fantasy league.Bases Loaded
Par Kirk Radomski. 2009
Game of Shadows meets Ball Four in this explosive inside account of baseball's steroid era On a quiet street on…
Long Island early on a December morning in 2005, more than fifty federal agents stood outside a lovely new home waiting for the front door to be opened. When it did, there stood the central figure in one of the biggest scandals in sports history: Kirk Radomski. Radomski was a regular New York kid who, from the age of fifteen had the amazing fortune of working in the Mets clubhouse. The focus of his job was to give the players whatever they wanted or needed-he got their uniforms ready, packed up their homes at the end of the season, cashed their checks, and helped them beat the drug tests that would have led to suspension. And at the end of the 1986 season he even led the World Champions down Broadway during their victory parade. Eventually, he graduated to helping in other ways: providing them with steroids and human growth hormones. By the time the Feds knocked on his door, he was the main clubhouse supplier of performance-enhancing drugs to almost three hundred baseball players. Under threat of a long prison sentence-and after being identified by players he'd helped-he cooperated with Senator George Mitchell to produce the Mitchell Report, providing names and dates. Now he's ready to tell the whole story to the world. Radomski made little money from these transactions, and in this stunning book he will recount what baseball knew about the problem, his life since the report came out, and who took what. This is the tale of a young man seeing his heroes turn into clay, and the degradation of a once great sport into the drug-addicted spectacle it has become.