The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Every year, Major League Baseball spends more than $1.5 billion on pitchers—five times the salary of all NFL quarterbacks combined. Pitchers are the lifeblood of the sport, th…
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