The St. Louis Cardinals had only won 83 games all season. No one thought they could win the 2006 World Series. No one, that is, but Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein! At 5' 7", David may not More →
World Series Superstars
Batter up! Young sports fans will love meeting the World Series' most recent MVPs in this exciting new series on our national pastime! From the New York Yankees' Derek Jeter, who hit the game-tying home run in Game 5 of the 2000 World Series, to the St. Louis Cardinals' David Eckstein, who knocked in the winning run in the 2006 World Series, World Series Superstars will dazzle readers with full-color photos and exciting play-by-play narratives.
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was always known as a clutch player who came through with crucial hits and great defensive plays in postseason games.Now, in a Subway Series against the York… More →
Chicago White Sox fans had been waiting 88 years for a World Series title. Now, in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series, the team had a chance to end their long losing streak.Could right fielder… More →
It was a big night for Josh Beckett and the Florida Marlins. They had a chance to win the 2003 World Series. To clinch the title, however, they needed to stop the mighty York Yankees. Even… More →
Would the Boston Red Sox finally win a World Series? It had been 86 years since the team’s last championship, and some fans even thought the team was cursed! In 2004, however, something was… More →
All season long, Mike Lowell and the Boston Red Sox had one goal—to win the World Series. Now, they were facing the red-hot Colorado Rockies in the 2007 series. Boston had beaten Colorado in… More →
Randy Johnson had always been a starting pitcher.In Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, however, the Diamondbacks needed him to pitch in relief, even though he had also started Game 6 the day… More →
Troy Glaus always wanted to play for the Anaheim Angels. As the team’s third baseman in 2002, the moment he’d always dreamed of had finally arrived—he was up to bat in the World Series! His… More →