Mike Shannon goes behind the moments into the ballpark, the clubhouse, and the minor leagues in this memorable assortment of anecdotes about America’s pastime. Tales from your Ballpark contains more than 125 precious stories from some of baseball’s best players and storytellers, including legendary Hall of Famers Ralph Kiner and Bob Gibson and modern-day celebrities Mo Vaughn and David Wells.

Learn about Roberto Clemente’s chiropractic skills, a now-famous nun in Cleveland who bakes thousands of cookies for the Indians each year, the dangers of pitching batting practice to Gaylord Perry, and Billy Martin’s tacit protest against the American League’s subjective rating system for umpires. This enjoyable and personal collection will pleasure fans for quite some time to come.