Through an extraordinary ability to perform under pressure, David
Ortiz has gone from toting the heavy burden of potential to being
one of the most celebrated performers in baseball history. Along
the way, a baseball legend was born: BIG PAPI. Raised in the
Dominican Republic, signed by the Seattle Mariners, and released by
the Minnesota Twins, David Ortiz landed in baseball-crazy Boston,
of all places. Generally regarded as an underachiever to that point
in his career, Ortiz blossomed into one of the most feared and
adored sluggers in baseball while altering the course of the game's
history, helping Boston win its first World Series in eighty-six
years and thereby breaking the infamous "Curse of the
Bambino."Along the way, Ortiz established his place as a truly
Ruthian figure in the annals of our national pastime: an imposing
figure in the batter's box, yet an endearing man to the young,
particularly in his native Dominican Republic, where he has focused
his charitable efforts on improving the health of children. The son
of two caring parents, and a loving father of three, Ortiz is a
hero to many. Now, in his memoir, the man affectionately known as
"Big Papi" recounts his life from growing up in an impoverished
area of the Dominican Republic (where baseball is king) to his
ascension in Boston (where he became one). Ortiz discusses, in
detail, his historic and record-setting performances as a member of
the Red Sox, his exploding popularity, the challenges of playing
inBoston, and life in the Red Sox clubhouse. BIG PAPI is a unique
memoir by a charismatic man who appeals to young and old, on the
baseball field or off.
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