When author Stephen R. Katz, a native of Ware, discovered that seven major league baseball players had come from his hometown, he felt compelled to tell their stories. His detailed narrative chronicles the lives and careers of these seven players while illuminating the region’s rich baseball history. Katz will talk about, and sign his book.

Stephen R. Katz is a lawyer whose 26-year career with the United Nations included stints in Vienna, New York, and the former Yugoslavia, where he was the head legal adviser to the UN’s peacekeeping mission during the war in the Balkan region.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase.