Books with title Play Baseball Like a Pro

Master the Moves to Play Like an All Star The Converse® All StarTM team scores with this jam-packed book on the basics of baseball. From fielding grounders to firing strikeout pitches, you'll learn the techniques, the terms, and the teamwork you need to master: Batting Fielding Base Running Game Strategies Pitching Pre-game Preparation Catching And much more This grand-slam guide delivers dazzling action shots, step-by-step diagrams, drills, and games to play with others or on your own. Here's everything you need to be your best at America's national pastime. CONVERSE® ALL STARTM FOOTBALL: HOW TO PLAY LIKE A PRO CONVERSE® ALL STARTM BASKETBALL: HOW TO PLAY LIKE A PRO CONVERSE® ALL STARTM SOCCER: HOW TO PLAY LIKE A PRO

Being a professional baseball player is no walk in the park―it's a physically and mentally demanding job. When you're on the field, millions of people are expecting you to record base hits as a batter or strikeouts as a pitcher. And the work continues beyond game time; you need to practice, work out, and scout your competition. Aches and pains are a given. And on top of everything else, you must perform amidst constant travel, media attention, and high expectations. Baseball has been America's pastime for more than a century. And for those who uphold the tradition in the major leagues today, there's nothing else like it. This book, which was reviewed by 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) veteran and World Series champion Gabe Kapler, offers an authentic look at what life is like as a pro baseball player. You'll learn: • What kinds of skills it takes to play in the major leagues • What daily life is like for an MLB player • How MLB players prevent and treat injuries Go behind the scenes and see what it's really like to be an MLB star!

Baseball is a great sport full of weird words. Trying to play a game with friends might be hard if you dont know what anyone is saying! Readers will get a look in the dugout, and even learn why they call it a dugout in the first place. With color photos and other graphics explaining different terms and concepts like a double switch or ground rules, readers are sure to learn everything they need to talkand playlike a pro.