Bibliograph

Ballplayer, Pelotero, Makuhari Media presents ; in association with Guagua Productions and Endeavor Films ; directed and produced Ross Finkel, Jon Paley, Trevor Martin ; producer, Isaac Solotaroff

Type

Label

Ballplayer, Pelotero, Makuhari Media presents ; in association with Guagua Productions and Endeavor Films ; directed and produced Ross Finkel, Jon Paley, Trevor Martin ; producer, Isaac Solotaroff

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Main title

Ballplayer

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

801998782

Responsibility statement

Makuhari Media presents ; in association with Guagua Productions and Endeavor Films ; directed and produced Ross Finkel, Jon Paley, Trevor Martin ; producer, Isaac Solotaroff

Runtime

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

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

PeloteroBall player

Classification