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Dec 28, 2021 · Here's a list of our all-time favorite baseball books. December 28th, 2021. In May 2020, we asked MLB.com reporters to name their favorite baseball book, and we broke them down in two sections below. Here is a look back at those picks.
Mar 1, 2016 · For reasons difficult to pinpoint, baseball has inspired more great books than any other American sport, by a long shot. Hundreds of good books exist about the game, more than can be noted...
Mar 1, 1995 · Helyar's book dives into the long, tumultuous history of the business of baseball. He shows the evolution of the game from a sport completely dominated by the owners to a struggle between the owners and the labor union.
- John Helyar
Nov 30, 2021 · Through baseball books, we’ve come to understand the game and its history. The sport is catnip for writers: a game of contemplation and strategy that lends itself beautifully to numbers and...
Sep 5, 2023 · From nineteenth-century pitchers’ duels to breaking the sport’s color line in the ’40s, all the way to the greatest trick play of the last decade and the slide home that became a meme, Posnanski’s illuminating take allows us to rediscover the sport we love—and thought we knew.
Sep 21, 2010 · NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The acclaimed companion volume to Ken Burns’s grand-slam PBS documentary—updated and expanded to include the two-part Tenth Inning that looks back on the age of steroids, home-run records, the rise of Latino players, and so much more.
- Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, Kevin Baker
Jul 17, 2020 · Whether you enjoy baseball for entertainment or for the living history of the game, you're bound to be interested in the books below. These nonfiction baseball reads analyze and explore every part of America's favorite sport.
Apr 25, 2011 · John Thorn, the Official Historian for Major League Baseball, has written dozens of books about the game, including the Total Baseball encyclopedia series. Thorn was the historical consultant for Ken Burn’s Emmy Award-winning documentary Baseball and frequently comments on the game for ESPN.
Feb 7, 2024 · Swing off the field and into the stories where baseball’s legacy is deeply etched. From epic contests to intimate journeys, our list is your ticket behind the scenes, to the heart and history that shaped America’s pastime. Ready to pitch into the greatest baseball reads of all time?
Aug 15, 2018 · These are the best baseball books, whether you're looking for a history lesson, how to understand the game, novels to get lost in, or books for kids.
