Baseball Great Books in Order

The Baseball Great series follows twelve-year-old Josh LeBlanc, a gifted hitter whose life is wrapped up in the game and in his relationship with his baseball-obsessed dad. When his father’s own minor-league career stalls, Josh suddenly becomes the family’s best hope for a different kind of baseball future.

In Baseball Great, Josh’s dad lands a coaching job with a powerhouse travel team, the Titans, and pushes Josh to join. The practices are brutal, the coach is intimidating, and the pressure to win is constant. When a teammate quietly offers Josh “gym candy” that seems to come straight from the coach, Josh has to decide whether chasing greatness is worth risking his health and his conscience, especially when his father’s job may be on the line.

Rivals widens the lens. A former major-league star turned actor is loudly backing his son on a competing team, and the games between the boys become loaded with showmanship, bad blood, and shady behavior. Josh, his wisecracking friend Benji, and young reporter Jaden start piecing together what is really happening behind the scenes, from doctored equipment to adults who will bend any rule to win.

In Best of the Best, Josh earns a shot at an elite national all-star squad, the kind of opportunity kids dream about. The spotlight brings new teammates, new jealousies, and new temptations, from sponsorship offers to shortcuts that do not feel right. As the tournament stakes climb, Josh has to figure out what “best” really means for himself, not just for the adults around him.

Home Run brings the biggest off-field challenge yet. Josh’s father moves away to chase coaching dreams, his mom loses her job, and the family ends up in a cramped apartment on the wrong side of town. A national home-run derby that awards a brand-new house sounds like an impossible miracle, but also like their only real chance. Josh’s talent, and his friendships with Benji and Jaden, are pushed to the breaking point.

Across the series, Green blends detailed play-by-play baseball action with questions about steroids, honesty, family loyalty, and how kids are treated inside big-money youth sports. Readers see Josh grow from a talented kid chasing approval into a player who understands that doing the right thing can be harder, and more important, than hitting the winning home run.