Hey you baseball fans, games have just gotten under way and what better way to start off a new season of America’s favorite pastime with discovering a little history about the sport.

Beyond DiMaggio: Italian Americans in Baseball by Larry Baldassaro chronicles how Italian Americans helped shape baseball as we all know it today.

Baldassaro discussed his book recently on Milwaukee Public Radio.

Click here to take a listen.

And earlier this month, the Omaha World-Herald ran a roundup of 10 books with themes related to Nebraska or the Midwest.

Two University Nebraska Press books, Nebraska Moments by Donald R. Hickey, Susan A. Wunder and John R. Wunder and Sandhill and Whooping Cranes: Ancient Voices Over America’s Wetlands by Paul A. Johnsgard, made the cut.

Click here for the full list and review.