Sammy Sosa: An Autobiography

by Sammy Sosa, Marcos Bretón

Here is the true story of Sammy Sosa, the baseball player whose extraordinary talent has made him the sport's greatest international ambassador with millions of fans worldwide.

Growing up in the poverty-stricken town of San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, Sammy Sosa shined shoes and washed cars to help buy food for his family. For fun, he learned how to play baseball with an empty milk carton as his glove and a wooden stick as his bat. By the time he was 16, he was scouted and signed by the Texas Rangers. And in 1998, Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs joined Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals in breaking the legendary Roger Maris' 37-year-old record of 61 home runs in a single season, changing the history of baseball. Sammy Sosa's amazing story is an inspiring tale of a phenomenal talent, the likes of which hasn't been seen since baseball greats Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Joe DiMaggio.
-- Baseball has seen a resurgence in popularity as millions of fans watched Sammy Sosa make sports history and become a beloved household name everywhere. In 1998 he hit 66 home runs, and then hit another 63 in 1999. Sosa was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1998.
-- Over the past two years, Sosa has become a daily fixture on the nightly sports highlight reels and has made appearances on late night talk shows. Sosa is a national commercial spokesman for McDonald's and Montgomery Ward.
-- Marcos Breton is the winner of the Guillermo Mar

Genres: Baseball, Sports, Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2000

Reviews

[Nathaniel S · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this was good for an autobiography. I liked this book because it had one of my favorite players and one of my favorite teams. I disliked this book because it definitely had it's low points, but i feel that any autobiography will have at least a little down time. I chose this book because i wanted to learn more about Sammy Sosa because i admired him growing and learning to play baseball. He was maybe my favorite player until one season he was caught using a corked bat which basically makes it a lot easier to hit the baseball farther. Now I'm not sure how i feel about him. All in all it was a good autobiography.

[Zach Blakeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sammy Sosa, The Autobiography, is about when Sammy moved to the U.S from the Dominican Republic for a better chance and how he got the opportunity to accomplish his dreams of playing professional baseball. Personally, I like how he talked about his work ethic and everything he had to overcome in order to achieve his goals. He also talked about the hard times along the way such as his drug addiction and how he had to overcome that to better his future. It was very reflective, especially how he talked about his memories, such as when he was told he was being drafted or brought up to the Major Leagues and how excited he was, also, he talked about making friends, team chemistry and also how close he was to his friends and family.

[Nathan Kornegay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting autobiography for those diehard Cubs fans like myself. Sammy is the reason I became a Cubs fan, so it was fun to learn more about his life and relive the memories of my childhood watching him play. Other than that, it wasn’t a truly revealing or interesting book with only a few tidbits. Would not recommend to non-Cubs fans, but was a short enjoyable read for this fan that bleeds Cubbie blue.

[David Todd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awsome and love that he was a cubs player

[Gary Barrentine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting story.

[Edward Morton · Rating 3 out of 5]

It gave good insight on how Sammy made to the Major leagues.

[Mel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this to hear about the story of a great baseball player. It is not elegantly written and the story is not laid out in a gripping way. But it is a simple read about a good player telling how he was discovered from the DR to the big leagues.

[Virginia feliz · Rating 2 out of 5]

i read this book in the 6th grade but i wasn't really into it because i don't really like baseball.