BASEBALL REBELS The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America

This audiobook focuses on baseball's true game changers, along with the famous and lesser-known folks who used their voices to enact social change. It covers a century of barrier breakers whose actions and words led to changes with respect to race, gender, and sexuality. Mike Chamberlain narrates with slight inflections for quotes--never imitating anyone but clearly getting across the authors' points. Chamberlain brings clear diction and a respectful tone to the topics. Solid research coupled with a compelling narration makes this a great overview for both baseball fans and non-fans to gain an understanding of how the sport has evolved. M.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2022]