Field Work On Baseball and Making a Living

<p><b>Roger Angell meets Hanif Abdurraqib meets <i>Bull Durham</i> in this sharp new collection of baseball writing by Andrew Forbes</b></p><p>Baseball is a sport, a pastime, an obsession, a dream—and for some, it’s also a day job. A poetic survey of baseball’s rich history, <i>Field Work</i> shines a light on the people who make the game happen, from major-league stars and little-league coaches to gamblers, ballpark operators, and minor leaguers forging lives outside the dugout.</p> <p>With sharp-eyed observations and beautiful digressions, these essays portray the complex relationship between work and play—both on and off the field—to demonstrate how baseball is more than just a game.</p>