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When Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers he became the fir st African American to play on a white Major League Baseball team. Read about how Robinson changed the face of baseball when he broke the color barrier and opened the door for the non-white players that followed.
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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...
6) Mike Trout
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Presents a biography of MLB outfielder Mike Trout, from his childhood to his rise to becoming a baseball superstar.
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Oscar Indigo has never been good at baseball, so naturally he's nervous when he has to fill in for his team's injured All-Star, Lourdes. Luckily, Oscar has a mysterious gold watch that can stop time, which he uses to fake a game-winning home run. Now Oscar's the underdog hero of his town and even Lourdes wants to be his friend. But the universe is a precarious place, and you can't just steal time without any consequences. If Oscar doesn't find a way...
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Provides histories of the thirty MLB teams and profiles the top fifty players in professional baseball history. Describes each team's best players and managers, statistics and accomplishments, and summaries of their best seasons, and provides the top players' statistics. Includes photographs, a list of honorable mentions and all-time leaders, a glossary, and additional resources.
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Chronicles the life of Shohei Ohtani, the first professional baseball player since Babe Ruth to both pitch and hit, and details his early life, professional baseball career, and accomplishments. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.
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Examines the off-field training, diet, and behind-the-scenes business of professional baseball players. Also discusses topics such as endorsements, contracts, injuries, and charity work. Includes color photographs, fast fact sections, a glossary, sources for further information, and an index.
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"The baseball legend, Joe DiMaggio's picture book biography"--
A tribute to the golden-era baseball star traces his upbringing as a fourth-generation Italian in San Francisco while describing the influences that the Depression, World War II and his proud father made on his history-making career. --Publisher's description.