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9781943595006 English 1943595003 Max Player aces his tryouts for little league and is selected by the 'Craftsmen,' a new team in the league. Max is the starting pitcher for their opening game against the Scorpions. The third batter Max faces is the league's most feared player, 'The Hulkster'. The Hulkster crushes Max's first pitch over the fence. When it's Max's turn to bat, he's hoping for a little revenge, because the Hulkster is the Scorpion's pitcher. But unfortunately, the Hulkster's first pitch is about 100 mph and beans Max in the head, flattening him. Welcome to the big leagues.The Craftsmen's season is only a few weeks old when Max is asked by his friend and sports mentor, Big Ben, to be the bat boy on his team, The Royals, an upper division powerhouse. Max agrees and learns a lot about baseball from the big leaguers. Their season ends and they go on an amazing trip to see a L.A. Dodger game. It's after the game, when the most mind-blowing thing happens - their team gets to meet major league's best player.During the time Max was the bat boy with the Royals, he kept playing on his Craftsmen team and they amazingly, finish the league in first place. The season ends with an amazing game against the All-Star team in front of the biggest crowd of the year.Max pitches and even though the Hulkster homers at every at-bat, Max shuts him down during the top of the last inning with three amazing pitches he learned during the season. Then, in the bottom of the last inning, with two outs, and a runner on base, Max comes to the plate. He quickly gets two strikes, but on the next pitch, smashes a shot into the right-center gap. The ball rolls all the way to the fence. Max races around the bases. Max slides into home. The catcher slams the ball into his leg with the tag. The crowd goes silent. The umpire bellows the call and the crowd goes crazy!!
9781943595006 English 1943595003 Max Player aces his tryouts for little league and is selected by the 'Craftsmen,' a new team in the league. Max is the starting pitcher for their opening game against the Scorpions. The third batter Max faces is the league's most feared player, 'The Hulkster'. The Hulkster crushes Max's first pitch over the fence. When it's Max's turn to bat, he's hoping for a little revenge, because the Hulkster is the Scorpion's pitcher. But unfortunately, the Hulkster's first pitch is about 100 mph and beans Max in the head, flattening him. Welcome to the big leagues.The Craftsmen's season is only a few weeks old when Max is asked by his friend and sports mentor, Big Ben, to be the bat boy on his team, The Royals, an upper division powerhouse. Max agrees and learns a lot about baseball from the big leaguers. Their season ends and they go on an amazing trip to see a L.A. Dodger game. It's after the game, when the most mind-blowing thing happens - their team gets to meet major league's best player.During the time Max was the bat boy with the Royals, he kept playing on his Craftsmen team and they amazingly, finish the league in first place. The season ends with an amazing game against the All-Star team in front of the biggest crowd of the year.Max pitches and even though the Hulkster homers at every at-bat, Max shuts him down during the top of the last inning with three amazing pitches he learned during the season. Then, in the bottom of the last inning, with two outs, and a runner on base, Max comes to the plate. He quickly gets two strikes, but on the next pitch, smashes a shot into the right-center gap. The ball rolls all the way to the fence. Max races around the bases. Max slides into home. The catcher slams the ball into his leg with the tag. The crowd goes silent. The umpire bellows the call and the crowd goes crazy!!