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An insider's look at baseball's unwritten rules, explained with examples from the game's most fascinating characters and wildest historical moments. Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. All aspects of baseball - hitting, pitching, and baserunning - are affected by the Code, a set of unwritten rules that governs the Major League game. Some of these rules are openly discussed (don't steal a base with a big lead late in the game) , while others are known only to a minority of players (don't cross between the catcher and the pitcher on the way to the batter's box) . In The Baseball Codes, old-timers and all-time greats share their insights into the game's most hallowed - and least known - traditions.
About the Author
Jason Turbow is the author of They Bled Blue (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, June 2019) ; Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017) ; and The Baseball Codes (Pantheon, 2010) . He's written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Sports Illustrated, among other publications. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
