Willie Mays Aikens

This biography offers an intimate look at baseball legend Willie Mays Aikens, drawing from interviews, letters, and Aikens' own narrative. Once heralded as the next Reggie Jackson, Aikens' career took a downward turn due to drug abuse, leading to an unprecedented prison sentence for a professional athlete related to drug offenses. The book not only chronicles Aikens' struggles but also examines the broader context of baseball and culture in the 1980s and the complexities of the U.S. justice and penal systems.