Thorndike Press large print striving reader collection.

Reissued in large print in 2020 with the ISBN 9781432874148

"Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately, he can't afford to stay on the travel team. So, Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands and he sneaks into the home of New York Yankees star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls. If he can sell them, he'll be able to keep himself on the team. Jalen's scheme goes wrong when Yager catches him. But Jalen has a secret: his baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitchers is going to do with his next pitch. Jalen agrees to help Yager out of his batting slump. However, the team's general manager has his own agenda, and Jalen's going to need his unusual baseball talent to save not only Yager's career, but his own good name."--Back cover

Ages 8-12