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"In 1946, Branch Rickey, ... owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous color line when he signed Jackie Robinson ... to the team. The deal put both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field win over fans and his teammates"--Container.
3) Summer catch
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America's two national pastimes, baseball and romance, are in play in this Bull Durham style comedy romance. Lawnboy Brian Dunne joins an elite summer league and falls for a vacationing Vassar grad. Her family, however, does not think him suitable.
4) Mr. Baseball
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An arrogant and aging major league baseball player attempts to revive his career by signing to play in Japan.
5) You're out!
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A former minor league pitcher projects his major league aspirations on his 17-year-old son, taking him on a desperate cross-country road trip to get him recruited by a college baseball team.
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