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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
As a key part of the Boston Red Sox for 14 years, David "Big Papi" Ortiz has helped the team win 3 World Series, bringing back a storied franchise from "never wins" to "always wins." He made Boston and the Red Sox his home, his place of work, and his legacy. In this memoir, Ortiz opens up about his life in baseball and about the problems he sees in Major League Baseball, about former teammates, opponents, coaches, and executives, and about the weight...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
Español
Description
The Spanish-language edition of the inspiring and dramatic story of Big Papi, from growing up poor to becoming one of the most popular and successful players in Major League Baseball.
David Ortiz se crió en la República Dominicana, firmó su primer contrato de grandes ligass con los Marineros de Seattle y, más tarde, perdió su lugar con los Mellizos de Minnesota para pasar a esa ciudad donde el béisbol es locura, Boston. Considerado
3) David Ortiz
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
David Ortiz is always ready when the Boston Red Sox need their biggest slugger. Big Papi, as he is known to fans and teammates, has led his team to three World Series championships with his powerful hitting. David is one of baseball's greatest superstars, winning game after game with his bat. But the big man from the Dominican Republic is also a fine leader and one of the most beloved sports stars in New England. Learn more about Big Papi's journey...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
"Before Pedro Martínez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young Award three times, he was a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramón was the best pitcher he'd ever seen. He dreamed of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues. This is the story...
Author
Series
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Red Sox fans fill Fenway Park in Boston to see the living legend David Ortiz play. Known as 'Big Papi, ' the designated hitter Ortiz has astonished baseball fans with huge hits and a big smile. In this fact-filled biography, readers discover that Ortiz learned about baseball from his father in the Dominican Republic. They follow Ortiz's path from high school to his first professional contract with the Seattle Mariners, his trade to the Minnesota...
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In only a few short years, Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols has joined the company of baseball's all-time greats. Take a trip with Albert from his island home in the Caribbean to the World Series and his MVP season. They are the heroes, the winners, the champions. They are the people whose exploits thrill and inspire us all. They are the World's Greatest Athletes, and this series celebrates their lives and accomplishments. Written by top national sportswriters,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
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...
9) Juan Soto
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
""Engaging images accompany information about Juan Soto. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
12) Pedro
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
From the 8-time All Star and 3-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher, a bold, no-holds-barred memoir of his career, from his hardscrabble upbringing in the Dominican Republic to becoming one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
13) Sammy Sosa
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and baseball career of Sammy Sosa, who, along with Mark McGwire, in 1998 broke the long-standing record of most home runs hit in a season.
14) Juan Soto
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In 2019, nineteen-year-old outfielder Juan Soto helped the Washington Nationals win the World Series. Read about Soto's journey from the Dominican Republic to Washington, D.C., and see what the future holds for the young superstar"--
15) Sammy Sosa
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and baseball career of Sammy Sosa, who, along with Mark McGwire, in 1998 broke the long-standing record of most home runs hit in a season.
20) Sammy Sosa
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and baseball career of Sammy Sosa, who, along with Mark McGwire, in 1998 broke the long-standing record of most home runs hit in a season.
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