Celebrate the publication of Who Got Game?: Baseball by Newberry Honor Winner Derrick Barnes, published by Workman Publishing! We’re thrilled to share an exclusive excerpt about Rube Foster, often known as the father of the Negro Leagues.

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Celebrate the unheralded people and stories that helped shape the game of baseball!

Meet unsung pioneers, like John “Bud” Fowler, William Edward White, and brothers Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weld Walker, four African Americans who integrated white teams decades before Jackie Robinson.

Discover unforgettable moments, like the time a 17-year old girl named Jackie Mtchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

And that’s just for starters! This lively illustrated collection of shiny nuggets of baseball lore will transform you into a superfan who knows the game better than anyone else. Someone who’s got game.