Called Up: Ballplayers Remember Becoming Major Leaguers

To reach the majors, a ballplayer must not only possess natural ability and world-class skills but must also overcome nearly insurmountable odds. The journey is not possible without extreme dedication. Along the way mentors play a large role, and circumstances must align. For an elite few, years of effort and perseverance culminate with putting on a big league uniform. Drawing on original interviews with more than 100 players who debuted between 1961 and 2018, this collection presents their first-person stories of how they were called up to play Major League Baseball.

• • Author: Zak Ford
• • Publisher: Mcfarland
• • Publication Date: Oct 27, 2023
• • Number of Pages: 233 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1476692793
• • ISBN-13: 9781476692791