Glen Waggoner

The Hitting Coach for the New York Yankees, Kevin Long trains power-hitters in the fine art of hitting a baseball well--a talent the legendary Ted Williams once called, "the most difficult skill in sport." In Cage Rat, the man who helps sharpen the mechanics of such superstars as Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and Alex Rodriguez shares the expertise he honed over his more than two decades in the game as both player and coach. With an introduction by Alex Rodriguez and an Afterword by Robinson Cano, Cage Rat is an indispensable guide to hitting, filled with practical advice, fascinating behind-the-scenes action, and an enduring, inspiring love for the Great American Pastime.

A thought-provoking evaluation of the state of modern-day professional baseball by the legendary Hall of Fame third baseman takes an unflinching look at the game's decline from national pastime to national punch line, calling on players, fans, and owners to make things right with what has gone wrong with the game and offering his own prescriptions for restoring the game. Reprint.