Do you think that someone with a bad background can make it to a big stage like the mlb and be one of the greatest players ever? In Who Was Babe Ruth? By Joan Holub the protagonist, Babe Ruth goes through a tough life. Going from the worst of the worst to the best of the best. He starts off living in Baltimore with a poor family and getting in lots of trouble. his parents end up putting him in a boys school, named St Marys. Where he met his hero, Brother Mathias. He turned babes life around. He taught him how to be a better baseball player and pushed him to his hardest. They both didn't think he would make it to the big stage. While he was in Boston playing for the Red Sox he met his wife named Hellen Woodford. They had a daughter but things didn't work out and they got divorced. But then BOOM he breaks through only getting 1000 dollars during his first year. He gets traded around in the MLB and ends with the yankees. He gets paid a lot more and becomes one of the best players to walk the face of the earth. He was hitting the ball harder and further than anyone ever has. He ended up getting in trouble and drinking and smoking too much. He was overweight but he did amazing. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes baseball.

Do you think that someone with a bad background can make it to a big stage like the mlb and be one of the greatest players ever? In Who Was Babe Ruth? By Joan Holub the protagonist, Babe Ruth goes through a tough life. Going from the worst of the worst to the best of the best. He starts off living in Baltimore with a poor family and getting in lots of trouble. his parents end up putting him in a boys school, named St Marys. Where he met his hero, Brother Mathias. He turned babes life around. He taught him how to be a better baseball player and pushed him to his hardest. They both didn't think he would make it to the big stage. While he was in Boston playing for the Red Sox he met his wife named Hellen Woodford. They had a daughter but things didn't work out and they got divorced. But then BOOM he breaks through only getting 1000 dollars during his first year. He gets traded around in the MLB and ends with the yankees. He gets paid a lot more and becomes one of the best players to walk the face of the earth. He was hitting the ball harder and further than anyone ever has. He ended up getting in trouble and drinking and smoking too much. He was overweight but he did amazing. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes baseball.