Biographies About
Baseball Heavy Hitters

From iconic players and World Series winners to respected coaches, these bios
from big-league names are sure to hit a home run with listeners.

David "Big Papi" Ortiz is a baseball icon and one of the most popular figures ever to play the game. As a key part of the Boston Red Sox for 14 years, David has helped the team win three World Series....

Mike Matheny was just 41 when he succeeded the legendary Tony La Russa as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012....

Packed with "compelling inside stories" (Chicago Tribune), Teammate is the inspiring memoir from "Grandpa Rossy", the veteran catcher who became the heart and soul of the 2016 Chicago Cubs championship team and was named manager in 2019....

Every spring, Little Leaguers across the country mimic his stance and squabble over the right to wear his number, 2, the next number to be retired by the world’s most famous ball team. Derek Jeter is their hero....

At long last, the epic biography Ted Williams deserves - and that his fans have been waiting for....

Lou Gehrig was the Iron Horse, baseball's strongest and most determined superstar, struck down in his prime by a disease that now bears his name....

A candid and nostalgic father-son memoir by Dale Berra, providing a unique perspective on his legendary Hall of Fame dad, the inimitable and highly quotable Yogi Berra....

"Shoeless Joe" Jackson is ranked with the greatest players to ever step onto a baseball diamond....

Finally - a fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb....

From Jane Leavy, the best-selling author, comes the definitive biography of Babe Ruth. Drawing from more than 250 interviews, a trove of previously untapped documents, and Ruth family records, Leavy breaks through the mythology that has obscured the legend and delivers the man....

Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones - one of the greatest switch-hitters in baseball history - shares his remarkable story....

No owner has changed the landscape of sports more than New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner...

Alex Rodriguez was a once-in-a-generation talent who was poised to break many of baseball's most hallowed records. But his reputation changed drastically in February 2009 when Selena Roberts broke the news that A-Rod had used performance-enhancing drugs during his 2003 MVP season....

A straightforward yet inspiring story of what it took to be the first man of color to break into the white world of professional sports....

When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world....

An unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the career of a famed former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager....

The Glass Castle meets Ball Four as Mets knuckleballer R. A. Dickey weaves searing honesty and baseball insight in this memoir about his unlikely journey to the big leagues....

In a rare memoir about the Negro Leagues and its celebrated players, Frazier "Slow" Robinson offers an inspiring and often entertaining view of the Black baseball diamond....

In the pageantry of baseball, one select group is virtually unknown in the outside world, derided by fans, faced with split-second choices that spell victory or defeat....

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....