Baseball legend Dave Winfield has published an autobiography titled *Touching All The Bases: A Story of Power, Purpose and Surviving the Bronx*, co-written with Alan Maimon and released by Matt Holt Books. The book candidly explores Winfield’s Hall of Fame career, including his transition from the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees after the 1980 season and the personal and professional challenges he faced during his decade with the Yankees. Despite battling off-field controversies and relentless court battles influenced by Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, Winfield maintained strong on-field performance throughout his 22 MLB seasons, accumulating 465 home runs and 3,110 hits.

Winfield reveals the turbulent relationship with Steinbrenner, which began with a 10-year, $23 million contract that included a misunderstood cost-of-living clause. The conflict worsened over Steinbrenner’s efforts to withhold funds owed to Winfield’s charitable foundation and attempts to discredit Winfield by paying a gambler named Howard Spira for damaging information. This controversy ultimately led to Steinbrenner’s lifetime baseball suspension, later reduced to two years. Winfield details how these situations burdened him privately while he continued to perform consistently on the field without support from the Yankees’ organization.

The turmoil significantly strained Winfield’s connection to the Yankees, starting with his underwhelming performance in the 1981 World Series, which may have colored Steinbrenner’s animosity. The feud remained unresolved until Steinbrenner’s later years when he was suffering from dementia before passing in 2010. Winfield shared that they never discussed the reasons behind Steinbrenner’s behavior. Despite returning occasionally to Yankee Stadium, Winfield’s No. 31 is not retired by the Yankees, nor is he honored in Monument Park, and he retired as a Padre, with his number retired at Petco Park.

After retiring from baseball, Winfield served in the Padres’ front office from 2002 to 2013 and later worked with the Major League Baseball Players’ Association until 2025. At 74, he chose to publish his memoir to clarify his story after decades of reflection and to set the record straight about his career and life off the field. He expressed enthusiasm about reconnecting with the Padres community, especially with new ownership expected to attend a September 26 game where he will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.