Baseball Buddies

Meet the Baseball Buddies, a diverse group of young boys and girls who come together to form a baseball team.

Each team member has their unique strengths and personalities. With the help of their enthusiastic coach, Coach Joe, they embark on an exciting journey to learn the basics of baseball and how to approach life’s challenges with courage, determination, and teamwork.

Baseball Buddies offers young readers heartwarming stories filled with friendship, sportsmanship, and life lessons, all centered around America’s favorite past-time.

Cover: Building a Team: A Baseball Buddies Story
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Building a Team

When Luis joins his new baseball team, the Manatees, things seem pretty hopeless at first. Some of his new teammates—including “loud and obnoxious” home-run slugger Jimmie—are mean to him or to each other. His new coach doesn’t tell the players… View →

Baseball Buddies

Meet the Baseball Buddies, a diverse group of young boys and girls who come together to form a baseball team. Each team member has their unique strengths and personalities. With the help of their enthusiastic coach, Coach Joe, they embark on an exciting journey to View →