"A collection of essays about baseball in other countries across the globe that explores a wide range of issues for each region"--

"A collection of essays about baseball in other countries across the globe that explores a wide range of issues for each region"--

In 1973, Roberto Clemente was honored as the first baseball player born outside the continental U.S. to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Born in Carolina, Pue

Baseball Beyond Our Borders celebrates the globalization of the game while highlighting the different histories and cultures of the nations in which the sport i

The story of global sport is the story of expansion from local development to globalized industry, from recreational to marketized activity. Alongside that, eac