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
About the Author: Charlton Maxwell Jimerson is a Major League Baseball outfielder who was born in San Leandro, California, in 1979. He survived a turbulent childhood, saved in part by discovering his love of baseball at an early age. He was drafted out of high school in the twenty-fourth round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Amateur draft, but he chose to put his education first and attended the University of Miami, Florida. As a Miami Hurricane, Jimerson won two NCAA Collegiate Baseball National Championships and was named the 2001 College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
After college, Jimerson went on to play in the Minor Leagues. Baseball America reported him as having the "Best Outfield Arm," as well as being the "Best Athlete" in the Houston Astros farm system in 2005. Later that year, Jimerson made his Major League debut with the Houston Astros on September 14, 2005. Oddly, Jimerson had to wait until 2006 to get his first at-bat in the Major Leagues. That's when Jimerson pinch-hit for future hall-of-fame pitcher Roger Clemens, belting a home run his first at-bat.
Charlton Jimerson can be reached for guest appearances and book signings on social media at: Instagram: @cjimerson25 Twitter: @truthaboutmlb Facebook: www.facebook.com/AgainstAllOddsSucessStory, Email: 4againstallodds@gmail.com
