Grand Slam

Written by Tim Green and Derek Jeter

Book #3 in the Baseball Genius series

A young baseball prodigy must navigate personal challenges to achieve his dreams.

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320 pages· 51,927 words· Est. 7 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Jalen DeLuca, a baseball prodigy, can predict pitches with uncanny accuracy. As he turns his focus to his own career, he faces the challenge of hitting those pitches without pro-level data. Amidst team pressures and friend drama, Jalen's world is further shaken by his mother's unexpected return. Can he overcome these hurdles to fulfill his baseball dreams, or will the weight of personal and professional challenges prove too much? Discover how Jalen's unique talent and determination guide him through this pivotal moment in his life.

From the publisher

Jalen DeLuca applies his baseball genius to his own playing in the follow-up to Tim Green and Derek Jeter’s New York Times bestselling novel Baseball Genius. Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. But he’s more than just a fan and a talented player; Jalen is a baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to do with his next pitch. His unique ability helped him save the career of the Yankees’s star baseman, James “JY” Yager, by signaling the pitches from the stands. Now turning his focus to his own baseball career, Jalen has to put his genius into action in new and untested ways. But without the stats and information he has on the pro players, analyzing the pitchers seems impossible. And even if he knows what the pitch will be, actually hitting it takes more than intuition. As if the pressure of the team and drama with his friends weren’t enough, one major event changes everything–Jalen’s mom comes back into his life. Can Jalen work through it all to hit a grand slam and make his baseball dreams a reality?

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