Six Degrees of David Ortiz: Connecting Baseball Stars

by Tyler Omoth

Overview

One of the best hitters in pro baseball today is David Ortiz. Who was once teammates with Torii Hunter with the Twins. Who was once teammates with Mike Trout with the Angels. Who was the All-Star teammate of Derek Jeter. Who won American League Rookie of the Year as a shortstop, as did Cal Ripken of the Orioles. Who broke the consecutive games played record of Lou Gehrig. Who was a Yankees teammate of the most famous home run hitter of all time, Babe Ruth. It seems the stars of today are more closely connected to each other and to the pioneers of the game than you

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491421420
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	Six Degrees of Sports
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	NC1090L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

About the Author

Tyler Omoth has written books on baseball, basketball, and football for young readers. He has also written articles for the Minnesota Twins Gameday program. He's been an avid sports fan since childhood. Tyler lives in Burnsville, Minnesota, with his wife, Mary. They enjoy going to sporting events whenever they can. Their favorite teams are the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Miami Dolphins.

Table of Contents

Reminds Me of 4

1 Six Degrees of David Ortiz: Hall of Fame Heroes 6

2 Six Degrees of Miguel Cabrera: Super Sluggers 12

3 Six Degrees of Jacoby Ellsbury: Stealthy Speedsters 18

4 Six Degrees of Clayton Kershaw: Astounding Ages 24

5 Six Degrees of Dustin Pedroia: Glorious Glove Men 30

6 Six Degrees of Aroldis Chapman: Reliable Relievers 36

Six Degrees Trivia 42

Big Connections 44

Glossary 46

Read More 47

Internet Sites 47

Index 48

Interviews

Nearly 50 players past and present included in each book, stats boxes and sidebars, covers emerging, established, and former superstars, deepens young sports fans' understanding of the game, high-interest appeal of sports with a the unique angle, shares of the fun of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon party game, stats and sidebars support main text