Omar! My Life on and Off the Field

Omar Vizquel is the starting shortstop for the Cleveland Indians. He has played in the major leagues since 1989 and has won nine consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards for fielding excellence (an American League record). A native of Caracas, Venezuela, he lives with his wife and son in Seattle and Cleveland Bob Dyer has won 17 regional and national writing awards since joining the Akron Beacon Journal in 1984. In 1993, he was one of the lead writers for a yearlong series that won a Pulitzer Prize. He has served as a feature writer, radio and TV writer, and columnist. He lives in Copley, Ohio, with his wife and two daughtersVizquel, Omar is the author of 'Omar! My Life on and Off the Field' with ISBN 9781886228597 and ISBN 1886228590.