Baseball Dads: The Game's Greatest Players Reflect on Their Fathers and the Game They Love

by Wayne Stewart

Baseball Dads is a heartwarming collection of notable major league players’ favorite baseball-related memories about how their relationships with their fathers shaped them, not only as players, but as the men they are today. From superstars like David Wright, Josh Hamilton, CC Sabathia, Adrian Gonzalez, Chipper Jones, and Kevin Youkilis, to journeyman big leaguers like Adam LaRoche, J. D. Drew, Shelley Duncan, Barry Zito, and Jeff Francoeur, this inspiring book reveals, through its fifteen vivid profiles, the profound impact fathers can have on the lives of their children on and off the diamond. 
An ideal Father’s Day gift, Baseball Dads offers a rare, intimate glimpse into the private lives of some of the game’s best players.

Genres: Baseball

160 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2012

About the author

WAYNE STEWART has been a professional sports writer for more than 30 years, and has published hundreds of articles in such publications as USA Today/Baseball Weekly, Baseball Digest, Boy's Life, and Beckett Baseball Card Monthly.

Reviews

[Audiobook Accomplice (Gillian) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very sweet, but I still haaaaaate baseball…
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[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Listened to on Audible.