Profiles the life of the baseball player who discovered that mud worked better than dirty water for breaking in baseballs.

Provides brief, chronologically arranged profiles of one hundred baseball players who helped shape sports history.

Examines the life of the colorful and hard-working Florida football player who became known as Neion Deion.

Explores Derek Jeter's career and achievements with the New York Yankees.

An eye-opening look at the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and became an American hero.

Traces the life and baseball career of the legend, discussing the records he set and some he still holds.

Readers will get to know more about #99, aka the home run hero, on the New York Yankees, as they learn about his record-breaking career and how he became the MLB star he is today.

"The true story of Glenn Burke, a "hidden figure" in the history of sports: the inventor of the high five and the first openly gay MLB player"--

"While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal life was not always as successful as his career, Jim remains...

"Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianoplis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team. During the three years she played with the team, her...