Johnny Reece is a major league pitcher who has always had a talent for striking people out. Teams fell over themselves trying to recruit the young man with the menacing fastball. But baseball isn't his only talent. You see, he's also a major league hit-man.... a contract killer who likes his work. Reece can do more than strike you out...he can eliminate you altogether.Jack Kane is a retired New York City detective who travels to Pittsburgh in search of the killer of one of his long time informant friends. Kane is in his mid-forties and a talented man in his own right. He left the NYPD and tried other things, but eventually he returned to what he did best...catching bad guys. When it comes to murder investigations, Jack Kane is a big leaguer too. For action and suspense, 'Squeeze Play' is a grand slam. Squeeze Play is a Grand Slam.