Baseball Short Stories

Baseball is magic. This game holds a sacred space in the hearts of so many, and the ball field serves as a microcosm of the most notable events in life and society as a whole. Lessons of friendship, fair play, sportsmanship, and tolerance are everywhere. Team members are worthy of adoration while fans are appreciated for the role they play in the scheme of things. These authors are men and women from three countries on two continents and range in age from twelve years old to almost eighty years young. The single thing that connects us all is our mutual love for the sport of baseball, and ...

Here is a wonderful collection of 20 revealing essays on the national pastime. Featuring contributions from Roger Angell, John Thorn, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Stefan Fatsis, and others (plus a foreword by the legendary Yogi Berra), the stories are united by the authors’ fervent love of the game.

Baseball’s history is full of inspiring people and stories. Whether they’re a player or a fan, the lessons in this book will help your child thrive on and off the court. Are you hoping to find a baseball book that can both engage your child as well as teach them valuable life lessons? This book is the compromise you’ve been looking for, containing the stories of some of the most famous baseball players, teams, and games of all time. We discuss the challenges they faced and how those obstacles made them stronger. This book will engage every young baseball fan as they learn about both ...

Has anyone ever told you that baseball is more than a game, that it's really a metaphor for life? Have you ever wondered what they meant? This story imagines the answer. A single mother moves to Kansas City with her young daughter and notices that everyone she meets - her new colleagues, neighbors, even the mailman - can't stop talking about baseball. "It's more than just a game," they tell the mother. "It's so much more. What you need is to come to a game and experience it."

Bases are loaded, and these guys are ready to score. When my friend Keri suggested that I move to Hopeton after a bad breakup, I thought she was crazy. I’d heard about the town’s reputation for welcoming people who were in relationships with more than one person. I had enough trouble holding onto one man, let alone two of them! But then Keri finds happiness with two wonderful guys of her own and I can’t help but wonder if there’s something to this unconventional town. When I’m randomly offered a job in the front office of Hopeton’s new minor league baseball team, the Cruisers, I...

Are you looking for the perfect baseball book? Learn about some of the greatest players, teams, and moments from America’s pastime. Baseball and American histories often intertwine in profound ways. Some of baseball’s greatest stories are also significant moments in US history. Did you know Ted Williams flew fighter jets with astronaut John Glenn? What about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. crediting Jackie Robinson for making his Civil Rights work easier? Or how Sandy Koufax started a conversation about religious holiday observance versus professional responsibilities? Of course, some ...

Seven original baseball short stories in the mystery and murder genres, written by an all-star lineup of writers, each of whom understands the game's lore and tactical nuances as well as its deep roots in American life. Compiled by Otto Penzler, the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and regarded as the world's foremost authority on crime, mystery, and suspense fiction.

Shortstops who run with the wolves, painted eggs that reveal deeply disturbing meanings, long-dead Hall of Famers who miraculously return to the game, an Iowa minor-league town with a secret conspiracy: these are the elements from which W.P. Kinsella weaves nine fabulous stories about the magical world of baseball.

Of all the sports played across the globe, none has more curses, superstitions, or supernatural events like baseball, America's national pastime. While some of these can easily be explained, there are just as many that cannot. Field of Fantasies delves right into that superstition with short stories written by several key authors about baseball and the supernatural.

In this captivating anthology, "Baseball Dreams and Bikers" explores the fragility of dreams, the impact of familial bonds, and the unforeseen challenges that can shape lives. Each story immerses readers in a world where aspirations collide with the complexities of existence, painting a vivid portrait of the human spirit's resilience and the choices that define our paths. In "Someone Anonymous," the search for a missing piece of oneself takes center stage. As readers ponder whether they should be living a different life and if there is an untapped version of themselves yearning to break ...

I've blown it. Missed the last shot of the big game. My college basketball career is over. I'm embarrassed and humiliated as we head back to the locker room, but it's about to get so much worse. And so much better. When we hit the showers, my teammates show me just what it means to be a part of the team. It's intense and dirty, and it's exactly what I need. Taken in the Team Shower is a high heat, sexy short story that features a (not so) straight jock, verbal humiliation, and hot sexual situations that are intended for a mature 18+ audience.

In this collection of seven original baseball short stories written by an all-star lineup of writers—each of whom understands the game's lore and tactical nuances, as well as its deep roots in American life—mystery and murder take the mound.

4 novellas of stolen hearts and stolen bases The Spring Training Haunting When the Montana Ranchers arrive for their first spring training at Talent Park, excitement and nerves fill the air—along with rumors of a haunted clubhouse. Players and staff begin to experience unexplainable events that threaten to derail their season, until the team’s general manager and senior director of sports medicine uncover a decades-old tragedy. After the Final Out Buck Tyler spent two decades on the mound for the Cincinnati Reds before age and diminishing returns ended his career. Now retired and ...

When you move to a small town where you can legally marry more than one person, love looks a little different… After years of unsatisfying relationships and heartbreak, these three women are ready to try something new — polyamory. They just need to find the right guys, someone who can renew their faith in love. Fortunately the idyllic town of Hopeton has someone special for everyone. "Triple Treat: New England" includes three contemporary menage romantic comedies including: Easy as Pie They went in for pie and left with something sweeter... A second chance friends to lovers MMF romance....

Get eight of Connor Jax's hottest straight to gay first time MM stories in one BIG collection. This anthology is full of stories about frat guys who finally cross the line and go gay for the very first time! The boys of Alpha Sigma Sigma fraternity will do anything for a good time...even each other! Nothing is off limits from jocks and twinks to professors and students, every fantasy comes true at Allman University. Every story is full of steamy explicit action and a guaranteed HEA. Kick back and enjoy your new favorite frat guys! This bundle includes: Hazed Bound Deadlift Lectured Crammed ...

When Jessica needed extra money for medical school, tutoring a fellow college student seemed like easy cash. What she didn't count on was Ryan Carter being so devastatingly attractive—or getting under her skin so quickly. Ryan only wanted to pass anatomy and get back to the one thing that mattered: baseball. If his entire future didn't hinge on this class, he would've blown it off entirely. But one look at Jessica changes everything. Suddenly, he wants more than just a passing grade—he wants her. Jessica fights her growing feelings for Ryan, worried about their uncertain future and how ...

After a disappointing end to my college baseball season, I'm determined to start the offseason on a high note by finally asking out my teammate Luka's sister Marissa. She's the girl that all the guys want. The problem is Luka refuses to help anyone get a date with her! At least he'll give me his blessing right? Marissa is throwing a big end of the year party at her sorority, and I figure that's the perfect time to ask her out. Little do I know Luka has already cock blocked me, and Marissa leaves me permanently in the friend zone! I have to know why he did that, so I follow him back to his ...

Easton and Marc have developed a bitter rivalry as they compete for the last remaining spot as a full fledged fraternity brother in Alpha Sigma Sigma. The president of the frat gets sick of their bickering and gives them an ultimatum: they have to stay up all night guarding a beloved campus statue from a rival fraternity. The first guy to fall asleep loses. Neither Easton or Marc wants to stay up all night, so late in the evening Marc proposes a game: strip poker where the loser goes home and leaves the fraternity forever. How do you lose at strip poker? The first guy who has a hard time ...

A sweet, hidden identity, found family, slow burn, sports (baseball) romance. A homerun of a romcom about a secretly famous baseball player, a guarded book editor, and the unexpected love they find while sharing one very spoiled dog. Ryan Stallier is tired of women who only want him for his bank account or his batting average. Craving something real, he volunteers at a local animal shelter under an alias, hoping to do some good and fly under the radar. He doesn't expect to meet Emily: a fiercely independent editor with a soft spot for rescue animals, a sharp wit, and zero ideal who he ...

Shante is a curvy geeky college tutor. Chase is an athletic All-American college catcher. The two aren’t supposed to be together, yet they became lovers. This is their short romance story. The Tutor and The Catcher is a 3k short BWWM new adult interracial romance. It is for mature readers only.