Papi: My Story

David Ortiz's memoir, "Papi," tells the story of his life, from his childhood in the Dominican Republic to his time playing baseball for the Boston Red Sox. Ortiz discusses his struggles and successes as a player, and his relationship with the Boston fans. The book has a new afterword, which discusses Ortiz's thoughts on the current state of the Red Sox and baseball.

WITH A NEW AFTERWORD

Baseball fans of all loyalties will enjoy learning about [Ortizs] 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