It's All About the Players: What I've Learned from Baseball's Best

Hall of Fame baseball writer Peter Gammons dives deep into his encounters over the last six decades with the best in the sport, from players like Ted Williams, Cal Ripken, Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, and Shohei Ohtani to executives like Theo Epstein and Billy Beane, revealing a trove of behind-the-scenes stories about the fascinating and inspiring individuals at the heart of our national pastime.Peter Gammons is the preeminent baseball writer of his generation, whose influence on the sport and the people who cover it spans six decades.Born and raised in New England, Gammons was mentored by the revered basketball coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina.Smith told him that being a good listener was not only the key to journalism but to life-and Gammons has long taken that to heart.His early calling card was his Sunday notes column in the Boston Globe, which combined baseball and pop culture to deliver a weekly joyride through the sport.His story from Game 6 of the 1975 Wor