Ballplayer, Pelotero, Guagua Productions ; Makuhari Media ; produced and directed by Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, Jonathan Paley ; Isaac Solotaroff (Producer)
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Ballplayer, Pelotero, Guagua Productions ; Makuhari Media ; produced and directed by Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, Jonathan Paley ; Isaac Solotaroff (Producer)
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Ballplayer
Oclc number
801998782
Responsibility statement
Guagua Productions ; Makuhari Media ; produced and directed by Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, Jonathan Paley ; Isaac Solotaroff (Producer)
Runtime
77
Sub title
Pelotero
Summary
A compelling documentary narrated by John Leguizamo that is a gritty and rare look inside the recruitment of top talent baseball players from the Dominican Republic. Miguel Angel Sano and Jean Carlos Batista are among 100,000 teenagers vying for a handful of coveted contracts with baseball teams. As they turn sixteen years old and become eligible to sign, each must navigate the fiercely competitive and frequently corrupt system if they are to lift their families out of poverty
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Pelotero
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