Play Ball! is a delightful book about baseball and softball that takes a young ballplayer through the day to prepare for their game, what to do when they get there, and what to do after the game ends. With straightforward, easy-to-understand language and vivid, distinct, colorful illustrations, author Patrick Mahoney provides step-by-step advice for the game-day routine along with vocabulary for ballplayers to rehearse leading up to their first game and all their games thereafter. This beautifully illustrated book is a must-have for parents of newborns who hope that one day their son or daughter will play baseball or softball, as well as for the young reader who has an interest in baseball or softball.