Mr. Baseball

Mr. Baseball

He's the biggest thing to hit Japan since Godzilla!

PG-13 1992 · 108 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy

Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?

Directed by Fred Schepisi · Written by Theo Pelletier

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