Behind the Scenes of Pro Baseball

By Catherine Ann Velasco

The Major League Baseball season is 162 games long, but baseball players do a lot more than just play ball. Read this book to discover what else players do.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496644046

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Behind the Scenes with the Pros: Behind the Scenes of Pro Baseball by Catherine Ann Velasco

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER

TITLE PAGE

PLAY BALL!

WORKING THEIR WAY UP

STAYING FIT DURING THE SEASON

BALLPLAYERS’ WORKOUTS

OFF-SEASON TRAINING

OFF-SEASON JOBS

PLAYER CONTRACTS

ENDORSEMENTS

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

SUPERSTITIONS

RAISING MONEY TO HELP OTHERS

GLOSSARY

READ MORE

INDEX

COPYRIGHT

BACK COVER

PLAY BALL!

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels steps into the batter’s box. He adjusts his feet to get into position. Then he stares down the pitcher. The pitcher begins his windup while Trout reads the coming pitch. The ball heads toward the plate. Trout swings hard. He crushes the ball to deep center field.

Before Trout ever steps into the batter’s box, he goes through a lot of work and preparation. He watches film of the pitcher he will face. He spends hours before the game working on his swing in batting practice. He pays attention to what he’s eating to make