Papi: My Story

By Michael Holley and David Ortiz

Book Overview

WITH A NEW AFTERWORD

"Baseball fans of all loyalties will enjoy learning about Ortiz's] unique experiences in and out of the game." --Library Journal

David "Big Papi" Ortiz is a baseball icon and one of the most popular figures ever to play the game. A key part of the Boston Red Sox for fifteen years, Ortiz helped to win three World Series, bringing back a storied franchise from "never wins" to "always wins." He helped upend the doubters, the naysayers, and the nonbelievers, and, as he launched balls into the stands again and again and again, he captured the imagination of millions of fans. Ortiz made Boston and the Red Sox his home, his place of work, and his legacy. As he put it: This is our f*&#ing city.
In Papi, his ultimate memoir, Ortiz opens up as never before. The result is a revelatory, fly-on-the-wall story of a career by a player with a lot to say at the end of his time in the game to which he gave so much and which gave so much to him.

"The rise of Ortiz from scrap-heap bench player to Hall of Famer is an unlikely and entertaining story, and engagingly told . . . The memoir lives up to its 'no-holds-barred' billing." --Washington Post

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1328915840
• ISBN13: 9781328915849
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Great Read! Well written and entertaining!

Enjoyed reading Papi! Michael Holley does a great job of putting David Ortiz’s life into pages. You can feel the emotions Papi was going through in both his professional and personal life, and how his outlook evolves as he gets older and wiser. Highly recommend!