A Grand Slam for God: A Journey from Baseball Star to Catholic Priest

Burke Masters had the perfect game plan for his life: he was going to become a Major League Baseball player. As a star infielder for Mississippi State with a game—winning grand slam to help his team reach the College World Series, he was well on his way to the career of his dreams. But little did he know that his life—changing call would not be from a recruiter to join the Major Leagues—it would be from God to become a priest.

In this page—turning memoir, Fr. Burke takes readers on an inti...