Field Work
On Baseball and Making a Living
Assembly Press · Print & ebook · April 15, 2025
The Twin Bill Best Baseball Nonfiction Book of 2025 Roger Angell meets Hanif Abdurraqib meets Bull Durham in this sharp new collection of baseball writing by Andrew Forbes Baseball is a sport, a pastime, an obsession, a dream—and for some, it’s also a day job.
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- Who it’s for
- Essays trace how baseball’s work and play meet on and off the field.
- Genres
- Baseball Essays, Baseball History, Sports Writing
- Published
- Assembly Press, April 15, 2025
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The Twin Bill Best Baseball Nonfiction Book of 2025 Roger Angell meets Hanif Abdurraqib meets Bull Durham in this sharp new collection of baseball writing by Andrew Forbes Baseball is a sport, a pastime, an obsession, a dream—and for some, it’s also a day job.
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A poetic survey of baseball’s rich history, Field Work shines a light on the people who make the game happen, from major-league stars and little-league coaches to gamblers, ballpark operators, and minor leaguers forging lives outside the dugout. With sharp-eyed observations and beautiful digressions, these essays portray the complex relationship between work and play—both on and off the field—to demonstrate how baseball is more than just a game.
Baseball’s Working Lives
Essays trace how baseball’s work and play meet on and off the field.
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- Portraits of major-league stars and little-league coaches
- Ballpark operators, gamblers, and minor leaguers building lives beyond the dugout
Expect
- A poetic survey of baseball’s history
- Observations on work and play in baseball
Where it sits
| Baseball Essays | 99% |
|---|---|
| Sports Writing | 30% |
| Baseball History | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Essay Collections
- Baseball Essays
- Baseball History
- Authors
- Andrew Forbes
- Publisher
- Assembly Press
- Published
- April 15, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Essay Collections