The Journey Home: My Life in Pinstripes
Written by Jorge Posada and Gary Brozek
Narrated by Lorenzo Irizarry
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About this audiobook
The legendary New York Yankee catcher tells the incredible story of his personal journey, offering an unexpected, behind-the-plate view of his career, his past, and the father-son bond that fueled his love of the game.
For seventeen seasons, the name Jorge Posada was synonymous with New York Yankees baseball. A fixture behind home plate throughout the Yankees biggest successes, Jorge became the Yankees' star catcher almost immediately upon his arrival, and in the years that followed, his accomplishments, work ethic, and leadership established him as one of the greatest Yankees ever to put on the uniform.
Now, in this long-awaited memoir, Jorge Posada details his journey to home plate, sharing a remarkable, generational account of his journey from the ball fields of Puerto Rico to the House that Ruth built. Offering a view from behind the mask unlike any other, Jorge discusses the key moments and plays that shaped teams and forged a legacy that came to define Yankee baseball for a generation. With pitch-by-pitch recall, Jorge looks back across the years, explaining how—as part of the Core Four alongside Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, and Mariano Rivera—he helped to reestablish the Yankees as a dynasty and win five World Series.
Going beyond his all-star career, Jorge also shares his life in full for the first time, examining how his remarkable journey to the big leagues began in the most unexpected of ways. Digging into his cultural roots in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba, Jorge illuminates three generations of cherished father-son relationships that have made him the man he is today. At the center is the deep bond he shares with his father and namesake, Jorge Sr, who escaped Cuba and would eventually mold his son to be a ball player, honing his talent and instilling in him the drive necessary to fulfill his childhood dream of playing in the Bronx.
Complete with sixteen pages of color photographs, this touching and earnest memoir is a testament to hard work and a celebration of the generational gift of baseball between fathers and sons.
Jorge Posada
Jorge Posada made his major league debut in 1995. He was a five-time All-Star and won five Silver Slugger Awards and five World Series with the New York Yankees. He retired at the end of the 2011 season, and now works as a guest instructor at the Yankees’ spring training camp. Jorge and his wife, Laura Posada, have two children, Jorge Luis and Paulina, and live in Florida.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I used to enjoy these memoirs but, like Mariano Rivera's, this one did little for me. Maybe it's because Posada is one of those what you see is what you get guys. Maybe it's because his story is one of talent perfected through hard work, and maybe it's because he was never a very public fellow or a character. For Yankee diehards only, I'd say after reading it.