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Justin Morneau featured in book aimed at youth

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Staples and Morneau
Co-author of "Before the Glory" Billy Staples stands with Twins slugger Justin Morneau, one of the 20 baseball players chronicled in the book.
MPR Photo/Jim Bickal

Minnesota Twins first baseman and reigning American League Most Valuable Player Justin Morneau is featured in a new book called "Before the Glory: 20 Baseball Heroes Talk About Growing Up and Turning Hard Times into Home Runs."

Each chapter highlights a former or current player talking about their childhood and some of the challenges they faced growing up.

The boy from Canada
A photo of a young Justin Morneau from the cover of "Before the Glory." In the book Morneau recounts the challenges he faced after his parents divorced.
Photo courtesy of Health Communications, Inc.

"Before the Glory" is designed to show young readers, who may be facing difficult situations in their lives, that famous athletes had similar life experiences.

In the case of Justin Morneau, his story talks about how he coped with the divorce of his parents. MPR's Jim Bickal stopped by the Metrodome and asked Morneau about his childhood and the book.

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Staples and Morneau
Co-author of "Before the Glory" Billy Staples stands with Twins slugger Justin Morneau, one of the 20 baseball players chronicled in the book.
MPR Photo/Jim Bickal