Charles Albert Bender Baseball Star
Katrina M. Phillips
Published 2026
32 pages
The most popular baseball books of 2026
Baseball books celebrate a game rich in stories and statistics. Great players, historic seasons, famous ballparks and the numbers behind winning are all here. The sport has inspired some of the best sports writing there is, so these books reward even casual fans. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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101 Lessons from the Dugout What Baseball and Softball Can Teach Us About the Game of Life
Ken Davidoff, Harley A. Rotbart
Published 2026
160 pages
Royal Treatment Jackie Robinson, Montreal, and the Breaking of Baseball's Color Barrier
Sean J. McLaughlin
Published 2026
288 pages
Kings and Pawns Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America
Howard Bryant
Published 2026
320 pages
Baseball's Most Controversial Plays You Make the Call
Matt Chandler
Published 2026
32 pages
The Talented Misters Hoy and Taylor The Remarkable Journeys of Baseball's Greatest Deaf Players
Jim Reisler
Published 2026
336 pages
The Bosses of the Bronx The Endless Drama of the Yankees Under the House of Steinbrenner
Mike Vaccaro
Published 2026
384 pages
The Finest in the Field® A History of Baseball Through 50 Iconic Gloves
Ed Wheatley
Published 2026
272 pages
My First Trip to the Bleachers Big Feelings at the Cubs Game
Michael Cerami
Published 2026
32 pages
Tragedy in Black Baseball Early Deaths of 136 Negro Leaguers, 1871-1950
Chris Jensen
Published 2026
315 pages
Freddie Freeman MLB Star
Charlie Beattie
Published 2026
24 pages
America's classic ballparks - revised edition
Buckley, James, Jr.
Published 2026
224 pages
The Sweet Spot
Elaine Vickers
Published 2026
288 pages
So Young, So Great Bob Feller Electrifies Baseball and America
Jim Ingraham
Published 2026
288 pages
¡Viva Valenzuela! Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles
Nathalie Alonso
Published 2026
40 pages
Thrown Off Base
Max Marino
Published 2026
72 pages
Look What the Kid Wrote Today Quotes, Anecdotes and Other Musings
Ray Didinger
Published 2026
272 pages
Baseball Word Puzzle Fun for Kids Crosswords, Word Scrambles, Fill-in-the-Blanks, Word Searches, and More!
Rita Hogan Keuten
Published 2026
192 pages
2026 Minor League Baseball Analyst
Rob Gordon, Jeremy Deloney
Published 2026
144 pages
Baseball Is the Best!
Joe Tischler
Published 2026
32 pages
Baseball ABC
Craig Sutoski
Published 2026
12 pages
Meet the Boston Red Sox
Percy Leed
Published 2026
24 pages
Meet the Los Angeles Dodgers
Percy Leed
Published 2026
24 pages
Twas the Night Before the First Pitch
Harry Caminelli
Published 2026
24 pages