Alter Communications Inc. This book is a culmination of three years spent traveling the country photographing baseball and the countless young men who hope to make a name for themselves.
Some prospects sail through the system and never look back.
One might think making it to the Show is the ultimate goal for any player, like winning the lottery. The goals are in fact much simpler. They tend to capture moments between the action, when the players show a dreamy introspection or exhaustion. Deal also records the tedium of the bull pen, the fans and hometown groupies in the bleachers, and the players' families. Deal's photographs have been praised for their complex, deeply nuanced effect.