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Stars of Major League Baseball

Craig Calcaterra

$36.99

Hardback

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English
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
01 May 2023
Action-packed profiles of twenty-eight of today's most exciting big leaguers

Step up to the plate with baseball's top players, from mainstays like Mookie Betts and Gerrit Cole to rising stars like Shohei Ohtani and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Young fans will enjoy these lively profiles of the game's biggest stars, which explore their life stories, their playing styles, and their greatest baseball moments. Stars of Major League Baseball is illustrated with colorful photos and includes key statistics for each player.

AGES: 7 plus

AUTHOR: Craig Calcaterra is a writer based in New Albany, Ohio. He is the writer and editor of the daily baseball, news, and culture newsletter, Cup of Coffee and the upcoming book, Rethinking Fandom: How to beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at its Own Game (Belt Publishing, April 5, 2022). He was previously the lead national baseball writer for NBC Sports, where he launched and edited the blog HardballTalk.

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Children's book profiling 28 of today's greatest baseball players, with vibrant colour photographs and key stats .

Includes players representing all teams and all positions on the field .

Continues Abbeville's popular series of sports nonfiction for ages 7+, which also includes: Stars of World Soccer (now in its third edition), Stars of the NBA

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Imprint:   Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 279mm,  Width: 213mm, 
Weight:   522g
ISBN:   9780789214591
ISBN 10:   0789214598
Series:   Abbeville Sports
Pages:   64
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 10 to 12 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Children/juvenile ,  ELT Advanced ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified
ATHLETES INCLUDED: José Abreu (White Sox) Ronald Acuña Jr. (Braves) Sandy Alcantara (Marlins) Pete Alonso (Mets) Yordan Álvarez (Astros) Tim Anderson (White Sox) Nolan Arenado (Cardinals) Mookie Betts (Dodgers) Gerrit Cole (Yankees) Jacob deGrom (Mets) Edwin Díaz (Mets) Freddie Freeman (Dodgers) Paul Goldschmidt (Cardinals) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays) Bryce Harper (Phillies) Aaron Judge (Yankees) Manny Machado (Padres) Shohei Ohtani (Angels) José Ramírez (Guardians) Austin Riley (Braves) Julio Rodríguez (Mariners) Max Scherzer (Mets) Corey Seager (Rangers) Juan Soto (Padres) Fernando Tatís Jr. (Padres) Mike Trout (Angels) Trea Turner (Dodgers) Justin Verlander (Astros)

Craig Calcaterra is a writer based in New Albany, Ohio. He is the writer and editor of the daily baseball, news, and culture newsletter, Cup of Coffee and the upcoming book, Rethinking Fandom: How to beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at its Own Game (Belt Publishing, April 5, 2022). He was previously the lead national baseball writer for NBC Sports, where he launched and edited the blog HardballTalk.

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