Major League Baseball outfielder Charlton Maxwell Jimerson is here to set the record straight. It started going askew in 2001, when Jimerson was named College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Stories surfaced about his tough childhood, and not all the reports were accurate. But now, the man himself tells the inspiring true story of his journey to the Major Leagues in his personal memoir, Against All Odds.
A life story that feels like a baseball game—full of starts and stops, climaxes and pauses, ups an downs—Jimerson’s memoir is even organized into “nine innings.” Beginning with his early childhood, he candidly shares what life was like in a family of five kids, with a mother who struggled with drug dependency and often suffered drug-related violence. He describes his growing love of baseball, sharing how both school and sports offered him positive ways forward. And throughout, he notes the key people and crucial moments in his life that led him to become the successful man he is today.
A fascinating insight into life as both a Minor and Major League Baseball player that baseball fans and memoir readers will love, Against All Odds will motivate you to achieve your own dreams. Much more than a baseball story, but a journey into the life of Charlton Jimerson