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Trey Strecker is an assistant professor of English and sports studies at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He is the editor of the scholarly journal NINE: A Journal of Baseball History & Culture and has published two anthologies. Geri Strecker is an assistant professor of English at Ball State University. She is writing a biography of Hall of Famer Oscar Charleston and another book on baseball and diplomacy in the Philippines prior to World War I. Gary Mitchem is acquisitions editor at McFarland and a member of SABR. Mark Durr is senior cover designer at McFarland.