Field Work : On Baseball and Making a Living - Andrew Forbes

Field Work

On Baseball and Making a Living

By: Andrew Forbes

Paperback | 23 July 2025

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Roger Angell meets Hanif Abdurraqib meets Bull Durham in this sharp new collection of baseball writing by Andrew ForbesBaseball is a sport, a pastime, an obsession, a dream-and for some, itâs also a day job. Field Work is a poetic survey of baseballâs rich history that uncovers the people who makes the game happen, from the pioneers who built and maintained early ballparks to minor-league players' surprising part-time jobs to the parents who coach Little League teams. Along the way it shines a surprising light on the complex relationships between work and play and how we value labour. Equal parts sharp-eyed obversation and beautiful digression, these essays celebrate the ways in which baseball shapes the way we move through the worldâ"and how our understanding of work has an unmistakable influence on what happens on the ball diamond.

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