Baseball Smarts

Baseball is America?s pastime, and it?s full of quirks that make it a truly unique sport. Whether playing the hot corner at third base or ranging for fly balls in center field, each position has special challenges. This series takes readers through every aspect of baseball from how pitchers and catchers figure out what pitch to throw to what happens when a team puts on the shift. Readers dive into the game to learn about every position with full-color photographs to help illustrate the techniques and skills that helped some of the greatest players of all time dominate the diamond.

? Focus on teamwork encourages co-learning and cooperation
? Technical explanations of positions improve vocabulary
? Graphic organizers further explain spatial positioning on field