Many believe baseball great Willie Mays to be the best player that ever lived. He hit 660 home runs (fourth best of all time), had a lifetime batting average of .302, and is second only to Babe Ruth on The Sporting News's list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players." In Jonah Winter and Terry Widener's fascinating picture book biography, young readers can follow Mays's unparalleled career from growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, to playing awe-inspiring ball in the Negro Leagues and then the Majors, where he was center fielder for the New York (later San Francisco) Giants. Complete with sidebars filled with stats, here is a book for all baseball lovers, young and old. "The Say Hey Kid had style to spare, and so does this irrepressible book." —Booklist, StarredFrom the Hardcover edition.

In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax such an amazing baseball player. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear that he actually quit, only to return the next season—different—firing one rocket after another over the plate. We watch him refuse to play in the 1965 World Series because it is a Jewish high holy day. And we see him in pain because of an overused left arm, eventually retiring at the peak of his career. Finally, we are told that people are still “scratchin’ their heads over Sandy,” who remains a modest hero and a mystery to this day. Accompanied by sidebars filled with statistics, this Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year and Booklist Top of the List is sure to delight budding baseball fans.From the Hardcover edition.

A latest entry in the accessible series describes how the Major League center fielder dreamed of following in his father's footsteps to become a professional player, sharing fun facts about his favorite foods, personal hobbies, secret fears and achievements with the Angels. Simultaneous.

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Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano is one of baseball's biggest superstars. In 2009, Robinson helped the New York Yankees win the World Series. He has won the Silver Slugger award as the top-hitting second baseman in the American League an incredible five times and has also been voted to the All-Star Game six times. Robinson joined the Seattle Mariners in 2014, and he continues to be one of the smoothest-swinging and most popular athletes in the sport. Learn more about the life of this baseball marvel.

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Presents the life of one of the greatest baseball players, who changed the way the game was played, made America believe in a sport that was beginning to wane, and overcame his demons to lead the Yankees to championship status.

As the first African American ever to play for a major league baseball team, Jackie Robinson helped change race relations in America forever. Readers will learn about Robinsons early success as a versatile athlete and the difficulties he faced in an era of widespread prejudice and segregation. The will also find out how he came to break pro baseballs color barrier and how he used his fame to bring awareness to the civil rights movement.

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Red Sox fans fill Fenway Park in Boston to see the living legend David Ortiz play. Known as "Big Papi," the designated hitter Ortiz has astonished baseball fans with huge hits and a big smile. In this fact-filled biography, readers discover that Ortiz learned about baseball from his father in the Dominican Republic. They follow Ortiz's path from high school to his first professional contract with the Seattle Mariners, his trade to the Minnesota Twins, and then his outstanding hitting and World Series triumphs with the Red Sox. A timeline and list of other living legends of baseball are included.