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<div><em><strong>The Los Angeles Dodgers are your 2024 World Series Champions!</strong></em><br /><br />The Los Angeles Dodgers entered 2024 with their sights set on a November parade. For the star-studded roster, winning the World Series was more than just a goal; it was the only choice.<br /><br />Following a blockbuster offseason that featured the record-breaking signing of Shohei Ohtani, the Boys in Blue set forth on their path to championship glory. While there were memorable highlights along the way, such as Ohtani&#39;s historic 50-50 milestone and All-Star Teoscar Hernandez&#39;s Home Run Derby win, the team also battled through setbacks in the form of numerous injuries to what should have been an unshakeable pitching staff.<br /><br /><i>On Top of the World</i>&nbsp;chronicles this extraordinary journey through expert reporting from the&nbsp;<i>Los Angeles Daily News&nbsp;</i>and dozens of dynamic photos. Relive thrilling postseason performances against the rival San Diego Padres and the New York Mets, Freddie Freeman&#39;s unforgettable walk-off grand slam that kicked off the Fall Classic and the moment of euphoria after defeating the powerhouse New York Yankees to win it all. This commemorative book also includes feature stories on popular figures like Ohtani, Freeman, Hernandez, Mookie Betts, Fernando Valenzuela and more.</div>

History was made in 2023, as the Texas Rangers triumphed over the Arizona Diamondbacks to seize their first World Series championship since arriving in the Lone Star State in 1972.<br /><br /><i>At Long Last: The Texas Rangers&#39; Historic Run to the 2023 World Series</i>&nbsp;takes fans through an incredible year marked by defiant self-belief. Led by new manager Bruce Bochy and a star-studded squad, the Rangers raced to their best regular-season start in franchise history and demonstrated remarkable heart on the long path to victory.<br /><br />Through insightful stories from Rangers Today and dynamic photos, relive all the key moments of this championship journey, including the Wild Card series against the Tampa Bay Rays, the dominant ALDS sweep of the Baltimore Orioles, a nerve-wracking Game 7 against the Houston Astros and finally raising the trophy after defeating the unpredictable Diamondbacks. This commemorative book also includes feature stories on popular figures like Bochy, Corey Seager, Josh Jung, Adolis Garc&iacute;a and more.

<strong>A love letter to the game of baseball from one of America&#39;s foremost scribes.</strong><br /><br />Bob Ryan has scored every baseball game he&#39;s attended, at every level, since the start of the 1977 season. It&#39;s a deeply personal tradition still going strong at more than 1,400 games and counting.<br /><br />The tattered scorebooks he&#39;s filled are worn from age, travel, and countless summer days, but their grids and scrawled symbols tell the stories of milestones, rivalries, rare historic achievements, and more.<br /><br /><em>In Scoring Position</em> captures the incomparable spirit of baseball, with its infinite possibilities and madcap anomalies. Ryan, alongside baseball historian and statistician Bill Chuck, has scoured his scorecard archives for the most singular events—a switch-hitter being hit by a pitch from both sides of the plate in the same game; a player batting for the cycle off four different pitchers; even back-to-back pinch-hit home runs with two outs in the 9th.<br /><br />Featuring some of the game&#39;s biggest names and wildest scenarios, this is a fascinating romp through baseball history, exuding a pure zeal for this sport that fans of all teams will recognize in themselves.<br /><br /><strong>Part of the collection at the library of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, this volume also features reproductions of dozens of scorecards from Ryan&#39;s collection.</strong>

<strong>A heartfelt portrait of Hank Aaron, featuring nearly 40 years of stories plus never-before-told insights from the home run king.</strong><br /><br />When journalist Terence Moore was 12 years old, he treasured his poster of Henry Aaron. Years later, Aaron would sign it for him: &quot;Best wishes to Terry.&quot; Later still, Moore would be named an honorary pall bearer at the home run king&#39;s funeral, staying up late into the night with Aaron&#39;s widow, Billye, to get the obituary just right for the program.<br /><br />Friends and family knew Aaron as quick-witted, hilarious, and fiercely opinionated beyond what was shown in public. With the encouragement of Aaron&#39;s family, Moore now shares this intimate perspective on the baseball legend, the culmination of decades of friendship and correspondence. <em>The Real Hank Aaron</em> captures the icon&#39;s contagious laugh and pointed views, from the depth of his admiration for Jackie Robinson to his true thoughts on Barry Bonds and the steroid era. <br /><br /><strong>Also featuring Aaron&#39;s views on race, politics, media, and sports fandom, this is a charming and illuminating glimpse at the man outside the spotlight.</strong>

<style type=&#34;text/css&#34;><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--></style><strong>No origin story of the New York Mets is complete without Ed Kranepool.</strong><br /><br />The lefty first baseman known as &quot;Steady Eddie&quot; made his major-league debut at age 17 during the team&#39;s inaugural season and would eventually depart, nearly two decades later, with his name written throughout the franchise&#39;s record books.<br /><br />In this definitive autobiography, Kranepool shares a remarkable life story, including early years playing stickball in the streets of the Bronx, the growing pains the Mets endured as an expansion club, his offseasons working as a New York stockbroker, and of course the miracle 1969 season that ended in an unforgettable World Series victory.<br /><br />He also opens up about the personal miracle which came 50 years after that famous championship: a lifesaving kidney transplant made possible by a Mets fan donor. A month after the surgery, Kranepool threw out the first pitch at Citi Field and boldly offered his services as a pinch hitter.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>Affable, open, and brimming with knowledge of the game, this thoroughly New York tale will delight baseball fans in Queens and beyond.</strong>

<p>In the plainest of terms, baseball scouts are tasked with seeing the future—a distant future, at that. Baseball’s long developmental arc leaves room for plenty of twists and turns on the way to The Show. Some prospects shoot like arrows toward their projected potential, while others fizzle out or chart an unexpected course.</p><p>Joey Votto was a lightly scouted high schooler out of Ontario, Canada. Charlie Blackmon was once coveted for his left arm more than his offensive potential. Mookie Betts “lost interest in the draft” as he went unselected round after round. Jacob deGrom refused to relinquish his role as a shortstop. Lorenzo Cain never even put on a baseball glove until high school—and then wore it on the wrong hand.</p><p><em>Smart, Wrong, and Lucky</em> explores how first impressions measure up to their aftermaths: the draft, years of progression, and for a talented few, major league success. MLB.com writer Jonathan Mayo profiles a diverse range of modern stars and looks at them through the eyes of those who noticed them first as prospects.</p><p><strong>Featuring exclusive interviews with scouts, players, coaches, and more, this fascinating collection of origin stories is an ode to baseball’s endless possibilities.</strong></p>

<strong>A compelling autobiography from one of Detroit&#39;s favorite sons</strong><br /><br />At 15, Willie Horton received his first contract offer to become a professional baseball player. At 20, he smacked his first major-league home run. At 24, Horton stood in full uniform on the hood of his car, in the midst of burning homes and overturned vehicles, and pleaded for an end to the violence of the 1967 Detroit riots.<br /><br />In this new autobiography, Horton shares the fascinating story of his life and career, from growing up in Detroit&#39;s Jeffries Projects as the youngest of 21 children to winning a World Series with his hometown Tigers in 1968. Horton also candidly discusses the opposition he faced as a Black player, his fond memories of Al Kaline, the joy he felt in returning to the Tigers as a front office executive, and the many ways he still tries to give back to Detroit and his community. <br /><br /><strong>By turns heartrending and hilarious, this timely chronicle is an essential contribution to baseball&#39;s written history.</strong>

Baseball is a game of legends. From diamond greats such as Babe Ruth and Willie Mays to Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, this newly revised and updated edition of <em>The Big Book of WHO Baseball</em> is a collection of the 101 baseball stars every fan needs to know, past and present.<br />&nbsp;<br />Featuring the latest MLB photography and the most current information about baseball&#39;s best players, this Sports Illustrated Kids reference book for young sports fans is written in a fun and easy-to-navigate question and answer format. Player profiles, facts, and stats are organized into five comprehensive categories: Champions, Super Sluggers, Prime Pitchers, Cool Characters, and Record Breakers.<br /><br />Completely redesigned to match the modern look of <em>Sports Illustrated Kids</em>, this fun collection of questions and answers will have kids stumping their friends and adult sports fans with their expert knowledge of baseball&#39;s brightest stars.

<style type=&#34;text/css&#34;><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--></style><strong>Blending personal narrative with practical guidance, <em>Cornfields to Gold Medals</em> delivers well-traveled leadership principles for on and off the court.</strong><br /><br />Coach Don Showalter&rsquo;s rise to international recognition as a coach can be traced to his time at the helm of USA Basketball&rsquo;s Junior National Team, where he went 62-0 and brought home 10 gold medals. Yet, for all his international success he remains grounded in the Midwestern values that shaped his character; principles have made him a passionate ambassador for the sport of basketball and one of its great teachers.<br /><br /><em>Cornfields to Gold Medals</em> is an all-American story that takes the reader on Showalter&rsquo;s life journey through the sport he has coached for nearly half a century. It begins humbly, on a family farm perched atop the rolling hills of southeastern Iowa, and extends to gymnasiums in every corner of the world.<br /><br />Interspersed in this compelling personal narrative are 10 lessons in leadership, strategies Showalter employed throughout his 44-years coaching young athletes. Each is accompanied by key points in how to teach the lesson, and shares effective strategies for readers to implement in daily practice.<br /><br /><strong>Rooted in heartland principles of community, hard work, and service, this essential book offers leaders insight into guiding others and time to reflect on what is truly important.</strong><br /><br /><br /><br />&nbsp;

<strong>Watching a game of baseball today means witnessing phenomena that would have been novel, if not completely unheard of, not so long ago.</strong><br /><br />Starting pitchers sling 100 mile-per-hour heat for just four or five innings before departing; third basemen often station themselves much closer to second (to say nothing of the shortstop&#39;s whereabouts); home runs and strikeouts dominate at-bats; all while the length of contest tips toward the four-hour mark.<br /><br />There&#39;s no getting around it: the game looks different now. And as Major League Baseball scrambles with rule changes, equipment modifications, labor negotiations, and more, fans are left grasping for the true essence of this beloved pastime among the moving pieces.<br /><br />In <em>The New Ballgame</em>, Russell Carleton (<em>The Shift</em>) deftly identifies and examines the many levers and inflection points that have shaped the game into what we see on the field today. Through a singular blend of statistical analysis, history, and cognitive science, readers will trace the rapid evolution of the modern game while contemplating the sport in an entirely new way.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>Blending incisive research with affable storytelling, Russell Carleton delivers a kaleidoscopic view on modern baseball in this welcome, revelatory work.</strong>

An important resource for umpires, coaches, leagues, and serious fans of Major League Baseball (MLB), this handbook lists the dos and don&rsquo;ts of the national pastime. Fully up-to-date, this book contains the official and sanctioned MLB rules and their interpretations per the Playing Rules Committee, the sole group that determines baseball&rsquo;s regulations.

<strong>In&nbsp;<em>The Franchise: Chicago Cubs</em>, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team.</strong><br /><br />This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans&rsquo; history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed moments, decisions, people, and settings that fostered the Cubs&#39; one-of-a-kind identity.<br /><br />Through wheeling and dealing, mythmaking and community building, explore where the organization has been, how it got to prominence in the modern major league landscape, and how it&rsquo;ll continue to evolve and stay in contention for generations to come.<br /><br /><strong>Cubs fans in the know will enjoy this personal, local, in-depth look at baseball history.</strong>

<p style="BORDER-TOP-COLOR: ; BORDER-LEFT-COLOR: ; BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: ; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR: "><strong>Now revised and updated for 2023!</strong><br /><br />Since moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, the Dodgers have had an eventful—and frequently successful—history. From playing in the 100,000-seat Coliseum to seven World Series titles, from Fernandomania to Mannywood, and from Sandy Koufax to Clayton Kershaw, the Boys in Blue have long been a team to watch.<br /><br />This history of the Dodgers provides a closer look at the great moments and the lowlights that have made them one of the seminal teams in the major leagues. Through multiple interviews conducted with current and former players, readers will meet the athletes, coaches, and management and share in their moments of triumph and defeat.<br /><br />The author recalls key moments in Dodgers history such as the building and breakup of the Garvey-Lopes-Russell-Cey infield, the sad decline of Steve Howe, the amazing comeback at the tail-end of the 1980 season, and the Frank McCourt saga. <i>If These Walls Could Talk: Los Angeles Dodgers</i> brings the storied history of the team come to life.</p>

<strong>Now fully revised and updated for 2023!</strong><br /><br />Chronicling the Brewers from the Suds Series of 1982 to the MVP season of Christian Yelich in 2018, and from Bambi’s Bombers of the late &#39;70s to Harvey’s Wallbangers of the early &#39;80s, Bill Schroeder, a longtime Brewers color commentator and former Brewers catcher, provides insight into the Brewers inner sanctum as only he can.<br /><br />Read about what goes on in the equipment and training rooms, how batting practice can be chaotic, what it’s like to travel with the team, and off-the-wall anecdotes, like the time Steve Sparks injured his shoulder trying to rip a phone book in half after listening to a motivational speaker.

<div><strong>Fully revised and updated for 2023!</strong><br /><br />The St. Louis Cardinals are one of baseball’s most storied franchises, and as much a part of St. Louis as Anheuser-Busch and the arch. From Lou Brock to Matt Carpenter, Ozzie Smith to Yadier Molina, Bob Gibson to Adam Wainwright, from Hall of Famers to rookie busts, the Cardinals are beloved in St. Louis.<br /><br />In this book, Stan McNeal provides a closer look at the great moments and the lowlights that have made the Cardinals one of the baseball’s keystone teams. Through the words of the players, via multiple interviews conducted with current and past Cardinals, readers will meet the players, coaches, and management and share in their moments of greatness and defeat.<br /><br />This book shares stories behind such Cardinal memories as the little-known clubhouse antics of backup catcher Bob Uecker during the teams’ memorable run in the 1960s, the excitement at Busch Stadium in the 1980s as the Cardinals reached the World Series three times, and the elation of the 2006 and 2011 World Series championships.</div>