Bibliograph

Pedro, Pedro Martinez with Michael Silverman

Type

Label

Pedro, Pedro Martinez with Michael Silverman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pedro

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Pedro Martinez with Michael Silverman

Summary

Pedro Martinez entered the big leagues a scrawny power pitcher with a lightning arm who they said wasn't "durable" enough, who they said was a punk. Yet Martinez willed himself to become one of the most intimidating pitchers to have ever played the game, an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, World Series champion, and Hall of Famer. In Pedro, the always colorful pitcher opens up to tell his remarkable story. From his days in the minor leagues clawing for respect; to his early days in lonely Montreal; to his legendary run with the Red Sox when, start after start, he dazzled with his pitching genius; to his twilight years on the mound as he put the finishing touches on a body of work that made him an icon, this memoir by one of baseball's most enigmatic figures will entertain and inspire generations of fans to come

Target audience

adult

Classification