The tale of the struggling single mother of a high-school pitcher, a shy kid so athletically talented that he's being recruited for a full-ride scholarship to a Division I college, with a future in major-league baseball. But the mother fears that she's losing her grip on her son because he's being lured down a darker path by one of his teammates, a secretly disturbed young man from an affluent family, whose excellent grades and fun-loving manner conceal...

A sportswriter and lifelong student of the game, Posnanski that tells the story of baseball through the lives of its greatest players. His choices include iconic Hall of Famers, unfairly forgotten All-Stars, talents of today, and more. Rather than relying on records and statistics, he retraces players' origins, illuminates their characters, and places their accomplishments in the context of baseball's past and present. The result is a rich pageant...

Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the civil rights movement.

Roy Hobbs' boyhood dream of being a baseball superstar is shattered when he meets a mysterious woman, but years later, overcoming physical pain, he has a chance to lead his team to the pennant.

When J.K. Starr arrives in town for spring training, Cassie Miles knows better than to get distracted by the superstar pitcher-no matter how handsome he looks in his uniform! After all, her ex-husband was a baseball player, and he left her to literally play the field. Cassie swore off athletes for good, both to protect herself, and her little boy. Too bad J.K. is her son's favorite baseball player, and the two are bonding quickly. Soon, even Cassie...

"The memoir of the life of one of the most beloved baseball players of his generation, a raw, compelling story of baseball, family, fame, addiction, loss, and a champion's resilience"--

Highlights the life and career of an American baseball player who became the first African American to play major league baseball in the modern era.