The Rookie
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.
John Lee Hancock
Director
Brian Cox
as
Jim Morris Sr.
Dennis Quaid
as
Jimmy Morris
Jay Hernandez
as
Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
John Williams
as
Orlando Umpire #1
Sean McNamara
Director
Rebecca De Mornay
as
Aunt Nina
Davida Williams
as
Lauren
Kat Dennings
as
Sloane
Hilary Duff
as
Teresa 'Terri' Fletcher
Camila Mendes
as
Ana
Lena Olin
as
Catherine
Marisa Tomei
as
Claire
Archie Renaux
as
William
Anthony Hopkins
as
Burt Munro
Carlos Lacamara
as
Cabbie
Paul Rodriguez
as
Fernando
Walton Goggins
as
Marty
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