Sandy Koufax

“The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed…. This is an absorbing book beautifully written.” —Wall Street Journal“Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It’s a consideration of how we create our heroes and how this hero’s self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait.” — TimeThe instant New York Times bestseller about the baseball legend and famously reclusive Dodgers’ pitcher Sandy Koufax from award-winning former Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy. Sandy Koufax reveals for the first time what drove the three-time Cy Young award winner to the pinnacle of baseball and then—just as quickly—into self-imposed exile.