major league baseball (organization)

"Read about the biggest baseball games, the most thrilling moments, and the greatest players in World Series history"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes great comeback stories for teams and athletes from Major League Baseball history"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the Major League Baseball (MLB).

Readers learn about Major League Baseball, past and present.

"When the stakes are high, some players seize the moment and make themselves legends. From pitching heroics in Game 7 of the World Series to pennant-clinching home runs, some of baseball's greatest moments are chronicled"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses what's it like to be a baseball player, from youth leagues to the minors to Major League Baseball, and how athletes prepare for games and participate in special events off the field.

A pitcher reads his catcher's signal ... slider, down, and away. He winds up and releases. Swing and a miss! Young baseball fans will enjoy reading all about the daring pitches, hits, and plays of the World Series. Readers learn more about the history, stars, and moments of the ultimate baseball championship.

"Cy Young was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers of all time. He recorded three no-hitters--including a perfect game--and accumulated more than 2,800 strikeouts on his way to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Scott H. Longert uses Young's life story to introduce middle-grade readers to the game, explaining balls, strikes, and outs in an easy-to-understand way. Longert narrates each season and each milestone game with an enthusiastic play-by-play that is sure to draw readers into the excitement on the field and in the crowd, fostering a better understanding of and a passion for baseball. Baseball fans today know Cy Young's name chiefly through the award given in his honor each year to the best pitcher in the National and the American Leagues. Denton True 'Cyclone' Young won more than five hundred games over a career that spanned four decades, a record that no other major league pitcher has come close to matching. In addition to being the winningest pitcher in baseball history, he was also a kind, self-effacing, and generous man. Born into a farm family in rural Ohio, he never lost touch with the small-town values he grew up with"--Provided by the publisher.

"In 1947, black baseball player Jackie Robinson broke through Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers . . . [This book] examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Robinson himself, his wife, Rachel, and broadcaster Red Barber"--Provided by publisher.

"What's it like to be a baseball player? From youth leagues to the minors to Major League Baseball, readers will learn how athletes prepare for games and participate in special events off the field"--Provided by publisher.