Book Review: Oscar Charleston: The Life and Legend of Baseball’s Greatest Forgotten Player by Jeremy Beer

Oscar Charleston might be the best baseball player you’ve never heard of. Jeremy Beer’s meticulous biography unearths the legend of a man Bill James ranked among the greatest of all time — a forgotten superstar whose story was nearly lost to history. A must-read for baseball historians and statheads alike. Continue reading Book Review: Oscar Charleston: The Life and Legend of Baseball’s Greatest Forgotten Player by Jeremy Beer

The Soul of Baseball by Joe Posnanski

Joe Posnanski’s The Soul of Baseball is more than a sports book—it’s a road trip through memory, legacy, and love for the game, told through the incomparable voice of Buck O’Neill. Posnanski spends a year traveling with Buck late in his life as the 93-year-old ambassador tours the country keeping the memory of the Negro Leagues alive. Buck is a natural-born storyteller, charming every crowd and every reader with his warmth and grace. But beneath that joy runs a quiet ache—he’s outlived nearly everyone he played alongside, and the burden of preserving their stories now rests on his shoulders alone. … Continue reading The Soul of Baseball by Joe Posnanski