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You Can Observe a Lot by Watching

What I've Learned About Teamwork From the Yankees and Life

by Yogi Berra, Dave Kaplan ...

Narrated by Dale Berra ...

Unabridged

5 hours

What does it take to be a real team player, especially in a society that glorifies selfishness and a corporate culture that often uses "team player" as a buzzword but rewards only the showboaters and prima donnas? Well, You Can Observe a Lot by Watching. In this happy and hilarious guide to teamwork, sportsmanship, and winning, Yogi Berra draws on the timeless wisdom handed down by example from ... Read more

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What does it take to be a real team player, especially in a society that glorifies selfishness and a corporate culture that often uses "team player" as a buzzword but rewards only the showboaters and prima donnas? Well, You Can Observe a Lot by Watching. In this happy and hilarious guide to teamwork, sportsmanship, and winning, Yogi Berra draws on the timeless wisdom handed down by example from
... Read more
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100 Mind-Blowing Baseball Facts

100 Wild Stories from Baseball’s Most Unpredictable Moments

by Felix Grayson ...

Narrated by Felix Grayson ...

Series series 100 Mind-Blowing
Unabridged

1 hour 31 min

Discover more books and audiobooks by Felix Grayson at FelixGrayson.comBaseball isn’t just a game—it’s a goldmine of weird, wild, and unbelievable moments that’ll make you rethink everything you thought you knew about the sport.Whether you’re a die-hard fan, a trivia junkie, or someone who loves outrageous true stories, this audiobook delivers 100 unforgettable baseball tales that are guaranteed ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover more books and audiobooks by Felix Grayson at FelixGrayson.comBaseball isn’t just a game—it’s a goldmine of weird, wild, and unbelievable moments that’ll make you rethink everything you thought you knew about the sport.Whether you’re a die-hard fan, a trivia junkie, or someone who loves outrageous true stories, this audiobook delivers 100 unforgettable baseball tales that are guaranteed
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The MVP Machine

How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players

by Ben Lindbergh, Travis Sawchik ...

Narrated by Josh Hurley ...

Unabridged

14 hours 50 min

Move over, Moneyball―this New York Times bestseller examines major league baseball's next cutting-edge revolution: the high-tech quest to build better players."A convincing, and faith-restoring, case that genuine, unadulterated miracles can happen in baseball."―Washington PostAs bestselling authors Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik reveal in the New York Times–bestselling The MVP Machine, the ... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Move over, Moneyball―this New York Times bestseller examines major league baseball's next cutting-edge revolution: the high-tech quest to build better players."A convincing, and faith-restoring, case that genuine, unadulterated miracles can happen in baseball."―Washington PostAs bestselling authors Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik reveal in the New York Times–bestselling The MVP Machine, the ...
... Read more
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The Cost of These Dreams

Sports Stories and Other Serious Business

by Wright Thompson ...

Narrated by Wright Thompson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

From one of America's most beloved sportswriters, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports. "Wright Thompson's stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering, courage, conflict, and vivid detail that I sometimes thinks he's working my side of the street - the world of fiction." - John Grisham There is only one ... Read more

$25.99 USD

From one of America's most beloved sportswriters, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports. "Wright Thompson's stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering, courage, conflict, and vivid detail that I sometimes thinks he's working my side of the street - the world of fiction." - John Grisham There is only one
... Read more
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Cheated

The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing

by Andy Martino ...

Narrated by Andy Martino ...

Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

**“A baseball book that reads like a spy novel—a story about cheaters and the cheated that has the power to forever change how we feel about the game.” —Brian Williams, MSNBC anchor and host of The 11th HourThe definitive insider story of one of the biggest cheating scandals to ever rock Major League Baseball, bringing down high-profile coaches and players, and exposing a long-rumored "sign ... Read more

$20.99 USD

**“A baseball book that reads like a spy novel—a story about cheaters and the cheated that has the power to forever change how we feel about the game.” —Brian Williams, MSNBC anchor and host of The 11th HourThe definitive insider story of one of the biggest cheating scandals to ever rock Major League Baseball, bringing down high-profile coaches and players, and exposing a long-rumored "sign
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The Last Boy

Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood

by Jane Leavy ...

Narrated by Jane Leavy, John Bedford Lloyd ...

Unabridged

17 hours 3 min

Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle. The legendary Hall-of-Fame outfielder was a national hero during his record-setting career with the New York Yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family strife badly tarnished the ballplayer's reputation in his ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the definitive biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle. The legendary Hall-of-Fame outfielder was a national hero during his record-setting career with the New York Yankees, but public revelations of alcoholism, infidelity, and family strife badly tarnished the ballplayer's reputation in his
... Read more
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Baseball

A History of America's Game

by Benjamin G. Rader ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

A succinct history of baseball, newly revised and updated. In this third edition of his lively history of America's game, widely recognized as the best of its kind, Benjamin G. Rader expands his scope, covering record crowds and record income, construction of new ballparks, a change in the strike zone, a surge in recruiting Japanese players, and an emerging cadre of explosive long-ball hitters. ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A succinct history of baseball, newly revised and updated. In this third edition of his lively history of America's game, widely recognized as the best of its kind, Benjamin G. Rader expands his scope, covering record crowds and record income, construction of new ballparks, a change in the strike zone, a surge in recruiting Japanese players, and an emerging cadre of explosive long-ball hitters.
... Read more
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Clemente

The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

by David Maraniss ...

Narrated by David Maraniss ...

Abridged

5 hours 45 min

Discover the remarkable life of Roberto Clemente—one of the most accomplished—and beloved—baseball heroes of his generation from Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss.On New Year’s Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero’s death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Discover the remarkable life of Roberto Clemente—one of the most accomplished—and beloved—baseball heroes of his generation from Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss.On New Year’s Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero’s death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating
... Read more
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Moneyball

The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

by Michael Lewis ...

Narrated by Michael Lewis ...

Abridged

5 hours 44 min

Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians,
... Read more
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The Baseball 100

by Joe Posnanski ...

Narrated by Cary Hite ...

Unabridged

30 hours 48 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year“An instant sports classic.” —New York Post * “Stellar.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A true masterwork…880 pages of sheer baseball bliss.” —BookPage (starred review) * “This is a remarkable achievement.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Jo... ... Read more

$39.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year“An instant sports classic.” —New York Post * “Stellar.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A true masterwork…880 pages of sheer baseball bliss.” —BookPage (starred review) * “This is a remarkable achievement.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Jo...
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El Cerrador

Mi vida

by Mariano Rivera ...

Narrated by Carlos Carrasco ...

Unabridged

12 hours 20 min

El lanzador de relevo más exitoso de todos los tiempos comparte su extraordinaria historia de supervivencia, amor y béisbol.Mariano Rivera, el hombre que intimidó a miles de bateadores con tan solo abrir la puerta del bullpen, comenzó su increíble viaje como el hijo de un pobre pescador panameño. Cuando primeramente los Yankees lo reclutaron, ni siquiera poseía su propio guante. Él pensó que ... Read more

$31.99 USD

El lanzador de relevo más exitoso de todos los tiempos comparte su extraordinaria historia de supervivencia, amor y béisbol.Mariano Rivera, el hombre que intimidó a miles de bateadores con tan solo abrir la puerta del bullpen, comenzó su increíble viaje como el hijo de un pobre pescador panameño. Cuando primeramente los Yankees lo reclutaron, ni siquiera poseía su propio guante. Él pensó que
... Read more
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The Glory of Their Times

The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It

by Lawrence S. Ritter ...

Narrated by Various ...

Unabridged

4 hours 52 min

"Oh, the game was very different in my day from what it's like today. I don't mean just that the fences were further back and the ball was deader and things like that. I mean it was more fun to play ball then." - Davy JonesFirst published in 1966, The Glory of Their Times is a universally hailed classic. A loving look back at the way baseball used to be, and the legends who played the game- ... Read more

$20.99 USD

"Oh, the game was very different in my day from what it's like today. I don't mean just that the fences were further back and the ball was deader and things like that. I mean it was more fun to play ball then." - Davy JonesFirst published in 1966, The Glory of Their Times is a universally hailed classic. A loving look back at the way baseball used to be, and the legends who played the game-
... Read more
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Casey Stengel

Baseball's Greatest Character

by Marty Appel ...

Narrated by Marty Appel ...

Unabridged

15 hours 18 min

The definitive biography of one of baseball's most enduring and influential characters, from New York Times bestselling author and baseball writer Marty Appel.As a player, Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson . . . and he was the only person in history to wear the uniforms of all four New York teams: the Dodgers, Giants, Yankees, ... Read more

$25.99 USD

The definitive biography of one of baseball's most enduring and influential characters, from New York Times bestselling author and baseball writer Marty Appel.As a player, Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel's contemporaries included Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Christy Mathewson . . . and he was the only person in history to wear the uniforms of all four New York teams: the Dodgers, Giants, Yankees,
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Pete Hamill on Eddie Stanky

by Pete Hamill ...

Narrated by Pete Hamill ...

Abridged

14 min

It's a cold spring day in 1944. A young Pete Hamill is with his father watching the Brooklyn Dodgers play the Boston Braves. The wartime teams are just dismal - many major league players are serving their country and the teams have been clogged with has-beens and guys that are 4-F. But Pete's father tells him to "watch this little guy." His name is Eddie Stanky.An ex-soccer player, Stanky bounced ... Read more

$3.99 USD

It's a cold spring day in 1944. A young Pete Hamill is with his father watching the Brooklyn Dodgers play the Boston Braves. The wartime teams are just dismal - many major league players are serving their country and the teams have been clogged with has-beens and guys that are 4-F. But Pete's father tells him to "watch this little guy." His name is Eddie Stanky.An ex-soccer player, Stanky bounced
... Read more
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Fall from Grace

The Truth and Tragedy of “Shoeless Joe” Jackson

by Tim Hornbaker ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

10 hours

Considered by Ty Cobb as the “finest natural hitter in the history of the game,” “Shoeless Joe” Jackson is ranked with the greatest players to ever step onto a baseball diamond. With a career .356 batting average—which is still ranked third all-time—the man from Pickens County, South Carolina, was on his way to becoming one of the greatest players in the sport’s history. That is until the “Black ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Considered by Ty Cobb as the “finest natural hitter in the history of the game,” “Shoeless Joe” Jackson is ranked with the greatest players to ever step onto a baseball diamond. With a career .356 batting average—which is still ranked third all-time—the man from Pickens County, South Carolina, was on his way to becoming one of the greatest players in the sport’s history. That is until the “Black
... Read more
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Champion's Journey, The: A Path to Olympic Glory

by Kristy Gross ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Alistair G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 9 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the heartwarming and inspiring tale of "The Champion's Journey: A Path to Olympic Glory," readers follow the intense and captivating trajectory of a young athlete as they navigate the challenging world of Athletics to strive towards Olympic greatness. The story delves deep into the personal struggles and obstacles faced by the protagonist, ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the heartwarming and inspiring tale of "The Champion's Journey: A Path to Olympic Glory," readers follow the intense and captivating trajectory of a young athlete as they navigate the challenging world of Athletics to strive towards Olympic greatness. The story delves deep into the personal struggles and obstacles faced by the protagonist,
... Read more
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Astroball

The New Way to Win It All

by Ben Reiter ...

Narrated by Ben Reiter ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The inside story of the Houston Astros, whose relentless innovation took them from the worst team in baseball to the World Series in 2017 and 2019“Reiter’s superb narrative of how the team got there provides powerful insights into how organizations—not just baseball clubs—work best.”—The Wall Street JournalAstroball picks up where Michael Lewis’s acclaimed Moneyball ... Read more

$17.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The inside story of the Houston Astros, whose relentless innovation took them from the worst team in baseball to the World Series in 2017 and 2019“Reiter’s superb narrative of how the team got there provides powerful insights into how organizations—not just baseball clubs—work best.”—The Wall Street JournalAstroball picks up where Michael Lewis’s acclaimed Moneyball
... Read more
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Play Hungry

The Making of a Baseball Player

by Pete Rose ...

Narrated by Mark Deakins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

**A New York Times BestsellerThe inside story of how Pete Rose became one of the greatest and most controversial players in the history of baseball**Pete Rose was a legend on the field. As baseball’s Hit King, he shattered records that were thought to be unbreakable. And during the 1970s, he was the leader of the Big Red Machine, the Cincinnati Reds team that dominated the game. But he’s also the ... Read more

$17.99 USD

**A New York Times BestsellerThe inside story of how Pete Rose became one of the greatest and most controversial players in the history of baseball**Pete Rose was a legend on the field. As baseball’s Hit King, he shattered records that were thought to be unbreakable. And during the 1970s, he was the leader of the Big Red Machine, the Cincinnati Reds team that dominated the game. But he’s also the
... Read more
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The Last Manager

How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball

by John W. Miller ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025WINNER OF THE CASEY AWARD FOR BEST BASEBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR“Baseball books don’t get any better than this...Earl Weaver has at last been given his due.” —George F. Will**“Vivid...Most sports books are pop flies to the infield. Miller’s is a screaming triple into the left field corner.” —Dwight Garner... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025WINNER OF THE CASEY AWARD FOR BEST BASEBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR“Baseball books don’t get any better than this...Earl Weaver has at last been given his due.” —George F. Will**“Vivid...Most sports books are pop flies to the infield. Miller’s is a screaming triple into the left field corner.” —Dwight Garner...
... Read more
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Billy Ball

Billy Martin and the Resurrection of the Oakland A's

by Dale Tafoya ...

Narrated by Barry Abrams ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

In the early 1970s, the Oakland Athletics became only the second team in major-league baseball history to win three consecutive World Series championships. But as the decade came to a close, the A's were in free fall, having lost 108 games in 1979 while drawing just 307,000 fans. Free agency had decimated the A's, and the team's owner, Charlie Finley, was looking for a buyer. First, though, he had ... Read more

$19.99 USD

In the early 1970s, the Oakland Athletics became only the second team in major-league baseball history to win three consecutive World Series championships. But as the decade came to a close, the A's were in free fall, having lost 108 games in 1979 while drawing just 307,000 fans. Free agency had decimated the A's, and the team's owner, Charlie Finley, was looking for a buyer. First, though, he had
... Read more
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Son of Havana

A Baseball Journey from Cuba to the Big Leagues and Back

by Luis Tiant ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

16 hours 1 min

Luis Tiant is one of the most charismatic and accomplished players in Boston Red Sox history—a cigar-chomping maestro who was the heart and soul of Boston's teams in the 1970s. In his white polyester uniform, with a paunch in his belly and a Fu Manchu mustache on his face, Tiant looked like a guy rolling out of bed for a Sunday-morning beer league. But nobody was a tougher competitor on the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Luis Tiant is one of the most charismatic and accomplished players in Boston Red Sox history—a cigar-chomping maestro who was the heart and soul of Boston's teams in the 1970s. In his white polyester uniform, with a paunch in his belly and a Fu Manchu mustache on his face, Tiant looked like a guy rolling out of bed for a Sunday-morning beer league. But nobody was a tougher competitor on the
... Read more
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How to Beat a Broken Game

The Rise of the Dodgers in a League on the Brink

by Pedro Moura ...

Narrated by Pedro Moura ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

The inside story of how the Dodgers won their first championship in more than thirty years—but helped cripple the sport of baseball in the processAfter years of frustrating playoff runs, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally reclaimed the World Series trophy after more than thirty years, led by star pitcher Clayton Kershaw, electric outfielder Mookie Betts, and a bevy of impressive young players ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The inside story of how the Dodgers won their first championship in more than thirty years—but helped cripple the sport of baseball in the processAfter years of frustrating playoff runs, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally reclaimed the World Series trophy after more than thirty years, led by star pitcher Clayton Kershaw, electric outfielder Mookie Betts, and a bevy of impressive young players
... Read more
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Boys of Summer, The

The Classic Narrative of Growing Up Within Shouting Distance of Ebbets Field, Covering the Jackie Robinson Dodgers, and What's Happened to Everybody Since

by Roger Kahn ...

Narrated by Phil Gigante ...

Unabridged

15 hours 11 min

This is an audiobook about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson. It is an audiobook by and about a sportswriter who grew up near Ebbets Field, and who had the good fortune in the 1950s to cover the Dodgers for the ... Read more

$44.99 USD

This is an audiobook about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson. It is an audiobook by and about a sportswriter who grew up near Ebbets Field, and who had the good fortune in the 1950s to cover the Dodgers for the
... Read more
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Miracle in Shreveport

A Memoir of Baseball, Fatherhood, and the Stadium that Launched a Dream

by David Benham, Jason Benham ...

Narrated by David Benham, Jason Benham ...

Unabridged

4 hours 1 min

Twin brothers David and Jason Benham grew up with big dreams of baseball and an even bigger trust in God. Though they attended a small high school with no baseball field, turned down a professional offer so they could attend college together, and faced more than one missed pitch and injuries, they kept dreaming, praying together on the field, and believing in God’s provision for their lives.David ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Twin brothers David and Jason Benham grew up with big dreams of baseball and an even bigger trust in God. Though they attended a small high school with no baseball field, turned down a professional offer so they could attend college together, and faced more than one missed pitch and injuries, they kept dreaming, praying together on the field, and believing in God’s provision for their lives.David
... Read more

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