The road to Major League baseball goes through the minor leagues. Every year there are over 5,500 players trying to work their way to the top of the tiered minor league system. Very few people know what life is really like for these aspiring players -- until now. This collection of stories from actual minor league players is a hilarious, heartbreaking and honest account of the struggle to make it to the big leagues. In this book, you will learn How it feels to be the first pick in the MLB draft everyone started screaming and how it feels for a player to not hear his name called at all Three days came and went and I didn't get picked. Why some players don't sign a minor league contract It was an unbelievably tough decision. Who the players meet when they show up as a rookie on day one It's a very rude awakening. Where players go in the off season You can make some serious dough in the Dominican and Venezuelan leagues. What Spring Training is like for minor leaguers The difference be