Author Series: Erik Sherman

In his latest book, Hall of Fame favorite Erik Sherman tells the story of Fernando Valenzuela’s arrival on the major league scene in 1981 and his influence on Dodgers history, which helped bring redemption after the organization’s controversial beginnings in Los Angeles. Through new interviews with players, coaches, and media, the book brings fresh insight to the ways he transformed the Dodgers and started a phenomenon that altered the country’s cultural landscape.

Erik Sherman has written eight books on baseball, including biographies of Steve Blass, Glenn Burke, and Mookie Wilson, and histories of the 1986 New York Mets and Boston Red Sox.