About the Author

Keith Hernandez is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played the majority of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP award, and won two World Series titles, one each with the Cardinals and Mets. He received Gold Glove awards in eleven consecutive seasons, the most by any first baseman in baseball history. Hernandez has worked since 2006 as a baseball analyst on Mets telecasts for SportsNet New York and WPIX. He divides his time between New York and Florida.

Reviews

"The book offers an interesting perspective of what it takes to be a success in baseball."--The Daily World

"'Don't think, ' said Crash Davis to Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham. 'You can only hurt the ball club.' No one ever said that to Keith Hernandez, the thinking person's ballplayer. 'You're gonna have to learn your clich�s, ' Crash advised Nuke. 'They're your friends.' This, too, is a rule that, fortunately, Hernandez ignores in this romp through his life before, during and after baseball. Except there is no life after baseball."--George F. Will

"[I'M KEITH HERNANDEZ] reflects on his life, career and the state of baseball today."--WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer Show"

"All in all, Hernandez delivers his book with disarmingly self-deprecating humor and blunt candor - 100-percent authentic to who he is in the broadcast booth."--East Hampton Star

"An impressionistic account of his baseball boyhood, and a kind of 'Remembrance of At-Bats Past, ' complete with a baked good to set the memories in motion...I'm Keith Hernandez is by turns crust and soft. It's pretty good, too."--New York Times Book Review

"As a longtime baseball fan, I appreciated learning about the evolution of one of my favorite ball players--Keith Hernandez. Even when he is writing about his slumps, his book is a hit. I recommend it."--Gay Talese, author of High Notes and A Silent Season of a Hero

"Even at 64, Hernandez has maintained the coolness quotient that made him a star in New York more than 30 years ago."--Newsday

"Hernandez writes with frankness and honesty in his baseball memoir...[he] still has the ability to engage readers with thoughts on batting slumps, his worries about a fixation on home runs, and his concerns about baseball's escalating use of statistical analysis."--Christian Science Monitor

"I have known Keith my entire adult life and this revealing and honest autobiography made me smile and weep. Everyone has their own 'bruises' and Keith lets us in on what it takes to survive the troughs and tough times to make himself into the MVP he was and fine man he is today. Incredible perseverance of the human spirit with the help of his family, Keith will always be the greatest ballplayer I ever played with. I'm proud to call him my friend."--Ron Darling

"If you pick up "I'm Keith Hernandez," you'll get a lot of incredible stories... Overall, the memoir captures what it's probably like to hang out with Keith."--MLB's "Cut 4"

"Illuminating and heartfelt memoir."--Memphis Flyer

"Just as he is on Mets and Fox postseason broadcasts, he is candid and that makes for entertaining, informative reading in I'm Keith Hernandez."--Tulsa World

"Meeting Keith when I was 13 remains one of the greatest moments of my life. After reading this book which so accurately describes the grit, dedication, and perseverance it takes to become one of the Baseball's greats, my appreciation for Keith--as a player, as a colleague, and as a friend--has reached new heights. It hits home, as do his keen insights into the game's past, present, and future. If you love baseball, you MUST read this book."--Alex Rodriguez

"Poignant and unexpectedly literary."--Sports Illustrated

"5 Books High Performers Should Read This Month" "In this candid memoir, the legendary first baseman reveals how his early years were strewn with insecurities. Hernandez opens up about how he gained the confidence to thrive in the major leagues."--Equinox's "Furthermore"

Selected for "Behind the Bestsellers" roundup--Publisher's Weekly

Selected for "6 Baseball Books for Mid-season Reading"--Christian Science Monitor

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