To celebrate the release of It’s A Numbers Game! Baseball by James Buckley, Jr., and foreword by Cincinnati Reds’ Pitcher Sean Doolittle on February 2nd, as well as Pi Day on 3/14 and the start of Baseball season, blogs across the web are featuring exclusive spreads from the book plus 5 chances to win a finished copy and a $25 gift card to the MLB Shop!
With every hit, ball, strike, and home run numbers are being calculated on the baseball field. Get ready to learn all the ways digits and math factor into the game, from the countless statistics used to measure an individual player’s game to the exact timing used to steal a base.
Read about all the greatest players from baseball history and get fun facts, like what the most retired jersey number is. Discover what countries dominate in the Little League World Series and check out cool graphics that show the frequency of hits to every part of the field. Jam-packed with sports trivia, awesome photos, and fun activities at the end of every chapter, this number-focused look at the game is the ultimate grand slam.
JAMES BUCKLEY, JR. is the author of more than 100 books for young readers on basketball, baseball, football, soccer, and more. A former editor at Sports Illustrated and NFL Publishing, he is also the author of the top-selling annual Scholastic Year in Sports. In the non-sports world, he has written a dozen titles in the New York Times best-selling Who Was…? biography series. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, where he runs the Shoreline Publishing Group, a leading producer of nonfiction for kids.
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GIVEAWAY
- One (1) winner will receive a finished copy of It’s A Numbers Game! Baseball by James Buckley, Jr., and foreword by Cincinnati Reds’ Pitcher Sean Doolittle and a $25 gift card to the MLB store!
- Check out the other four stops for more chances to win
- US/Can only
- Ends 3/21 at 11:59pm ET
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Gotta go with the Chicago Cubs!
Atlanta Braves is my favorite. Thank you
The Royals
Giants
I am a Giants fan! I can’t wait to read this book.
My favorite team is the Washington Nationals. Go Nats!
I don’t have a favorite team but I do enjoy the playoffs and the World Series. Thanks!
The Yankees are my favorite team.
Angels all the way. My sons would adore this!
I am an elementary librarian and my son who is in high school plays baseball. Our family spends alot of time at the baseball field. Our favorite MLB team is the Atlanta Braves!
I am a lifelong Texas rangers fan.
Looking forward to getting this for my son and I’d love another copy to share with my students! Thanks for the opportunity!
My favorite team is the Detroit Tigers.
My favorite MLB team has always been the San Francisco Giants!