Big Sexy: In His Own Words

(Hardback)

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Bartolo Coln-also known as Big Sexy-is a baseball icon and one of the most beloved players to ever play the game. In a career spanning 21 years, Coln has won the Cy Young Award and won more games than any other Latin American-born pitcher. But more importantly, throughout his career, Big Sexy has captured the hearts of fans of the game as well as the stars he has played against. Coln plays the game the way it was meant to be.

In Big Sexy: The Life and Times of Bartolo Coln, he opens up as never before. The result is a touching and deeply personal story of a truly unique baseball life.

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One of the most beautifully made sports books Ive ever seen. -- Ben Reiter * New York Times bestselling author of Astroball *
Every moment with Bartolo Coln is a story. Hes an awesome guy." -- Manny Ramirez * Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox teammate *
He was one of those guys who, when he took the mound, he went all out. -- Omar Vizquel * Cleveland Indians teammate *
Hes a great guy, a great human being, who does a lot of things for his country, and he never takes anything for granted." -- Albert Pujols * friend and World Baseball Classic teammate for the Dominican Republic *
"Every time he would start, before the game wed play hide-and-seek. Hed come out of the locker room, and Id be hiding. Id have a tarp over me; Id hide behind walls. I was in garbage cans, linen baskets. And he would always find me, and he would give off this belly laugh. Sometimes Id jump out at him from inside a closet. It was like we were a couple of kids again. -- Dan Warthen * New York Mets pitching coach *
He could have pitched for me forever. -- Terry Collins * New York Mets manager *
He held up his right arm and said, Dont worry, Dad. With this arm Im going to make you rich and you wont have to work anymore." -- Miguel Valerio Coln * father *
My mother did tell me he was a genius at math, though. -- Jos Antonio Torres Reyes * general manager at the Bartolo Coln Baseball Academy *

Author Bio

Bartolo Coln is a Cy Young Awardwinning and four-time All-Star baseball pitcher. He holds the record for the most career wins by a pitcher from Latin America and the Dominican Republic. He was the oldest active MLB player during the 2018 season. Michael Stahl is a full-time freelance journalist whose stories have appeared in publications such as Rolling Stone, Vice, Huffington Post, and elsewhere.