Although baseball is not a contact sport, it still boasts a lot of hard-hitters—literally. Xtreme Baseball packs a wallop, delivering in-depth information on everything from the game's most admirable plays to the most outrageous antics (on and off the field). This exciting new book takes young readers beyond the batter's box, revealing stories of baseball's greatest heroes and record-breaking athletes as well as tales of its biggest screw-ups and shadiest characters.

Readers will learn that there is more to the game than a ball and bat. They will discover which team hired an exorcist to purify the playing field after they were cursed by disgruntled fans, and which team was cursed by Colonel Sanders himself. Readers will also learn tantalizing secrets such as how a 1919 team got mixed up with a New York gangster. Xtreme Baseball will take readers on a journey through the untold history of the sport, from the steroids and scandals to the home runs and no-hitters.

Jam-packed with colorful images, stats, anexdotes, player profiles, and little-known insider information, Xtreme Baseball is certain to hit a home run among all young fans of the sport from rookie little leaguers to seasoned fanatics.