Local Book Being Released – “Brothers At Bat: The True Story Of An All-Brother Baseball Team”

A children's book with a local flair is being released tomorrow at Barnes & Noble entitled "Brothers At Bat: The True Story Of An All-Brother Baseball Team".  Read about this local true story and find out how to purchase the book!

"Brothers At Bat" is the true story of the Acerra family - an all-brother baseball team from Long Branch that played semi-pro ball in the late 1930's and 1940's.   They were even honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown!

Here is an official photograph of the Acerra team from the 1950s!

You can read all about the making of the book from illustrator Steven Salerno HERE.

You can purchase the book at Barnes & Noble beginning Tuesday, April 3rd or purchase online anytime HERE.

Local History

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