Major League Baseball Scouts: A Biographical Dictionary

by P.J. Dragseth

The life of a major league baseball scout is far from glamorous. Away from his family for weeks on end, he travels to obscure parts of the world in all types of conditions in search of the next break-out star. Essential to a club's talent procurement, and thus to its ultimate success, scouts nevertheless remain relatively anonymous compared to players and owners. This work gives overdue attention to these vital participants in the American national...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078644360X
• ISBN13: 9780786443604
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.4" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher