{"product_id":"molina-the-story-of-the-father-who-raised-an-unlikely-baseball-dynasty-9781451641059","title":"Molina: The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller about Major League Baseball's Molina brothers and how they became Gold Glove, World Series-winning catchers: \"A simply told, deeply moving story, quite unlike the usual baseball book\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA baseball rules book. A tape measure. A lottery ticket. These were in the pocket of Bengie Molina's father when he died of a heart attack on the rutted Little League field in his Puerto Rican barrio. The items are powerful symbols in Molina's beautiful memoir about his father, who through baseball taught his three sons about loyalty, humility, courage, and the true meaning of success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBengie and his two brothers--José and six-time All-Star Yadier--became famous catchers in the Major Leagues with World Series championships among them. Only the DiMaggio brothers can rival the Molinas as the most accomplished siblings in baseball history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBengie was the least likely to reach the Majors. He was too slow, too sensitive, and too small. But craving his beloved father's respect, Bengie weathered failure after deflating failure until one day he was hoisting a World Series trophy in a Champagne-soaked clubhouse. All along he thought he was fulfilling his father's own failed dream of baseball glory--only to discover it had not been his father's dream at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the emotional power of sports classics such as \u003ci\u003eField of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMolina\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story between a formidable but flawed father and a son who, in unearthing answers about his father's life, comes to understand his own. \"It's this year's baseball book most likely to be made into a terrific movie\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451641059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Bengie Molina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42059182506165,"sku":"9781451641059","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d4a495da-b3c2-4409-b188-5f6c5bff90ac.jpg?v=1650341553","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/molina-the-story-of-the-father-who-raised-an-unlikely-baseball-dynasty-9781451641059","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}