award-winning journalist and author

The Greatest Summer in Baseball History: How the ’73 Season Changed Us Forever

by John Rosengren

(Sourcebooks, 2023)

An electrifying look at the year that redefined baseball with new rules, big money, and reckoning with race.

Classic Baseball: Timeless Tales, Immortal Moments

(Rowman & Littlefield, 2022)

A collection of iconic, unbelievable, and intimate stories from baseball history that celebrate the enduring impact of the national pastime.

A Clean Heart

A novel by John Rosengren

(Mango Press, 2020)

One man’s struggle to stay sane and sober in a dysfunctional treatment center run by a hard-drinking nun with an MBA.

The Fight of their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball’s Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption

by John Rosengren

(Lyons Press, 2014)

A summer of fury consumed two men and gave their lives an unlikely twist.

Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes

by John Rosengren

(New American Library, 2013)

When America needed a hero, Hank Greenberg was there: Hall of Fame baseball player, Jewish standard bearer, American legend.

Hammerin’ Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever

by John Rosengren

(Sourcebooks, 2008)

Five men, one season–the game would never be the same.

Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Player in the NFL

by Esera Tuaolo with John Rosengren

(Sourcebooks, 2006)

Meet a man who lived with an agonizing secret for nine years in the most macho of team sports.

Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win

(Sourcebooks, 2003)

Travel behind the scenes of the Minnesota high school hockey culture with a championship team and discover the drama and addiction of sports in America.

Big Book Unplugged: A Young Person’s Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous

(Hazelden, 2003)

Discover the timeless nuggets of wisdom in A.A.’s classic text.