In this book, Jim Bouton writes about his conciliation with Mickey Mantle, his son's Father's Day letter to The New York Times, his heartwarming return to Old-Timer's Day at Yankee Stadium, and his solution to baseball's performance enhancing drug problem.
After his career as a major league pitcher, Jim Bouton was a writer, businessman, motivational speaker, and ace pitcher for a semipro baseball team near his home in Teaneck, New Jersey. He passed away in July 2019.