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Presents a biography of Kenichi Zenimura, who became one of the United States' earliest Japanese-American baseball players. Discusses how Zenimura and his family were affected by the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and traces his modern legacy.
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Before Pedro Martínez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young Award three times, he was a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramón was the best pitcher he'd ever seen. He dreamed of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues. This is the story...
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Depicts the record-breaking baseball season of 1941 when Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams set records that have not yet been broken. Describes their personal feelings about their goals and depicts the games of that season illustrating their abilities and accomplishments. Includes color illustrations and provides statistics of other records that had been set and broken.