I found this interesting. (full disclosure - I do work for the publisher of said book, but would have posted this regardless, I'm not trying to sell books, honest!)
Received from the publicist via e-mail earlier...
Tyler Kepner’s “On Baseball” column online in today’s New York Times focuses on the shooting of David Ortiz and mentions PAPI: My Story in the opening line and quotes from the book.
Within the first few pages of his autobiography, “Papi: My Story,” David Ortiz refers repeatedly to the dangers of gun violence in the Dominican Republic.
“Once, my mother sent me to the bodega to pick up some groceries,” Ortiz wrote, with Michael Holley, in the 2017 book. “On my way there, I saw a guy murdered. Right in front of my eyes, killed. I saw things that no one should see, especially a kid.”…
In his book, Ortiz called his childhood neighborhood “chaotic,” describing gang activity, shootings and, especially, drug trafficking. The Dominican Republic, he explained, acted as a bridge among the United States, South America and Europe in the drug trade.
“There were billions of dollars in international drug transactions, which led to some dark, depressing, and corrupt tales in the Dominican,” Ortiz wrote. “It had a devastating effect on the culture then, and it’s still a huge problem now.”
Link to article... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/sports/david-ortiz-shooting.html
Received from the publicist via e-mail earlier...
Tyler Kepner’s “On Baseball” column online in today’s New York Times focuses on the shooting of David Ortiz and mentions PAPI: My Story in the opening line and quotes from the book.
Within the first few pages of his autobiography, “Papi: My Story,” David Ortiz refers repeatedly to the dangers of gun violence in the Dominican Republic.
“Once, my mother sent me to the bodega to pick up some groceries,” Ortiz wrote, with Michael Holley, in the 2017 book. “On my way there, I saw a guy murdered. Right in front of my eyes, killed. I saw things that no one should see, especially a kid.”…
In his book, Ortiz called his childhood neighborhood “chaotic,” describing gang activity, shootings and, especially, drug trafficking. The Dominican Republic, he explained, acted as a bridge among the United States, South America and Europe in the drug trade.
“There were billions of dollars in international drug transactions, which led to some dark, depressing, and corrupt tales in the Dominican,” Ortiz wrote. “It had a devastating effect on the culture then, and it’s still a huge problem now.”
Link to article... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/sports/david-ortiz-shooting.html