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. SELLING POINTS: . 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
