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.

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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."

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.

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 ...

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.

Two outs. Tying run on base. Seventh grader Sam knows the rules: never steal with two outs and down a run. But when the pitcher looks away and the taunts fly from the infield, instinct takes over. Two Outs is a powerful coming-of-age story about friendship, cruelty, and quiet rebellion.Two Outs blends heart-pounding sports tension with emotional depth. It reminds us that in baseball, as in life, sometimes breaking the rules is the only way to win.

A sweet, sentimental, and sexy Christmas story that you'll enjoy any time of the year! The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch have earned a hard-won break after another eventful year in the dark and dangerous shifter world. In this sweet, sentimental, and sexy Christmas story, you’ll get to see new characters take center stage and relationships evolve. Has the big, bad alpha’s mate finally taught him to delegate? Has the wounded warrior learned to let go of the past? And the leading she-wolf of the clan — how is she getting along in her new life with her once-forbidden mate? While some couples...

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 ...

Quench your thirst for drama, mystery, humor, romance, and fantasy with 25 short stories, each with a twist the reader won’t see coming. If you hadn’t had a drink or two before you read this book, you will need it afterwards. With stories ranging from four hundred to seven thousand words, this collection has something for everyone. Audrey is pregnant by someone other than her husband. Renee left the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident. Barbara’s hook-up with an Internet stranger goes too far. What is Crystal’s secret? How will a jealous girlfriend, a skeptical husband, and an ...

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 ...

Alanis My heart belongs in the quaint town of Everville, North Carolina, where charm and chaos collide. When I crack open a fortune cookie that hints at my romantic destiny: "You will receive unexpected kisses, in unexpected places," the last thing I expect is to fall head over heels for Chance, my brother's fiercely loyal best friend. As summer nights heat up and tantalizing encounters ignite a simmering chemistry, I find myself swept into a whirlwind of passion that could ignite a family feud. Still, as my feelings for Chance blossom, I wrestles with the looming threat of my brother’s ...

I definitely don't check Jay Talley's pitching stats every night during baseball season. His ERA is 2.74, but I have no idea how I know that. But when my sister's wedding throws us back together—and he still has my number saved with a baseball emoji—our secret college romance is one wonky lie away from being exposed. I'm terrible at pretending I don't understand baseball. He still knows exactly how I like my sweet tea. And everyone's starting to notice the hot pitcher is having the game of his life with me watching. My box of memorabilia might scream the truth. But then Jay’s ...

Winner of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award The writing team that delivered the bestselling Faithful, about the 2004 Red Sox championship season, takes listeners to the ballpark again, and to a world beyond. Dean Evers, an elderly widower, sits in front of the...

Bob Weintraub’s marvelous collection of baseball stories goes directly to the core of what the game does for us when we watch it being played on the field, and shows how its heroes and villains can reach into a person’s life and remain a part of us for the rest of our days...Each strives for its own sense of authenticity, seeks to introduce characters we’d be comfortable spending time with, and in many cases ends with an unexpected twist. In these and other stories, Weintraub infuses baseball with humanity, originality, humor and compassion, and raises the game to a new level of understanding and love.

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.