new york yankees (baseball team)

Learn about the MLB team New York Yankees.

Profiles the life and career of Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, describing his childhood, his role in the development of racial equality in the sport, and his relationships with legendary players, and his achievements on the field.

Louis, who loves baseball despite being the worst stickball player in White Plains, New York, sees his opportunity to be bat boy for the 1961 Yankees team as the perfect way to escape the problems of his father's remarriage and moving to the suburbs.

"Drawn from more than 60 interviews and hours of face time, this authorized biography offers an unprecedented inside-the-dugout look at the manager who guided the New York Yankees to their 27th world championship. Beginning with his childhood in the baseball mecca of Chicago, this book traces Joe Girardi's rise from a catcher at Northwestern University to his time in the minors, his 15 years in the majors, and his successful career as a manager. As much a character portrait of the man as a chronicle of his achievements, this study reveals the amalgam of influences--the relentless work ethic learned from his father combined with the systematic mind of an engineer, the baseball know-how instilled by the likes of Don Zimmer and Joe Torre, and the heart of his tenacious mother--that combined to propel Girardi to his current stature"--.

"When the owner of the New York Yankees invites Joey, Kevin, and Omar to New York to watch a game in the owner's suite, the geeks start finding ways to help the Yankees win. But when people start finding out what's going on, the geeks find themselves running for their lives through the Bronx"--.

Explores the life of Hideki Matsui; discussing his childhood and early baseball successes in Japan, move to the Major Leagues in the United States, charity work, and modesty. Includes photographs.

Hunter tells the inside story of his years in baseball as the "stopper" for two championship teams.

A photographic chronicle of the 1996 World Series in which the New York Yankees made an unexpected comeback from two games down to win over the favored Atlanta Braves in their first trip to the Series in fifteen years.