This book is dedicated to Alison Kolani and all the other great copy editors at Random House who have saved me from countless embarrassments by finding mistakes and problems in all my Ballpark Mysteries and MVP books. The key to a good book is great editors. Thank you!

—D.A.K.

“You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.”

—Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles shortstop and third baseman, 1981–2001