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Packed with “compelling inside tales” (Chicago Tribune), Teammate is the inspiring memoir from “Grandpa Rossy,” the veteran catcher who turned the guts and soul of the 2016 Chicago Cubs championship staff.
In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-yr curse, profitable the World Series in a historical past-making, seven-recreation collection towards the Cleveland Indians. Of the various storylines to Chicago’s fairytale season, one stood out: the late-profession renaissance of David Ross, the 39-yr-previous catcher who had performed again-up for thirteen of his 15 professional seasons.
Beyond Ross’s remarkably robust play, he turned the last word constructive drive within the Cubs locker room, mentoring and motivating his fellow gamers, a few of them almost twenty years his junior. Thanks to Cubs Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, “Grandpa Rossy” turned a social media sensation. No one, nevertheless, might have predicted that Ross’s residence run in his remaining profession at bat would assist seal the Cubs championship.
Now, in Teammate, Ross shares the inspiring story of his life in baseball, framed by the occasions of that unforgettable November night time.
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