Tom Perez

This book tells the incredible true story of baseball legends like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell, who were lured to the Dominican Republic in 1937 to play for a short tournament in support of dictator Rafael Trujillo. As Paige and his team quickly found out, the promise of easy money came with a steep price - they were now under the thumb of a man known for murdering those who disobeyed him. Despite the odds against them, they played their hearts out and won, but it hardly mattered to Trujillo. The Pitcher and the Dictator is a thrilling and timely tale of race, politics, and some of the greatest baseball players ever assembled.