Baseball Movies on Hoopla
If you’re a baseball fan, you might be looking for something to watch (other than old games). Try these baseball movies available on Hoopla.
Documentaries
Ballplayer: Pelotero
An up-close look at MLB training camps in the Dominican Republic. In Spanish with English subtitles.
http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10871007
Fastball
Baseball legends and scientists explore what happens to a fastball between the mound and home plate. They also discuss who threw the fastest pitch ever.
http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11609716
Knuckleball
The 2011 seasons of R.A. Dickey and Tim Wakefield, the last pitchers to throw baseball’s impossible-to-hit pitch.
https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11166561
Is This Heaven?
The life of Pete Hill, a forgotten Hall of Fame player.
http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11722680
The Natural
A look at the making of Barry Levinson’s classic baseball film.
http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11650498
Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball
The life of Ron Taylor, an 11-year major league pitcher who later became a doctor after visiting field hospitals in Vietnam. He eventually became team doctor for the Toronto Blue Jays.
https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11557644
Movies
Benched
A famous baseball coach gets an inexperienced newcomer as his assistant. They clash at first, but life changes make them come together to help the team win.
http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12263993
The Benchwarmers
Three friends who sat on the bench as boys form a baseball team of left-out kids to take on the state’s best Little Leaguers.
http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12183261
Chasing 3000
A man recalls a trip he took as a 15-year-old with his brother, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, to see Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th career hit.
http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11820032
The Man From Left Field
Teenagers hire a homeless amnesiac as their baseball coach and help him rebuild his life.
http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12145784
108 Stitches
A losing misfit college baseball team has one afternoon to fill their stadium, sign the world’s top recruit, and prevent being disbanded.
http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11350671
The Perfect Game
An ex-major leaguer returns to his home town in Mexico, and leads a rag-tag team to the 1957 Little League World Series.
http://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11616865
Undrafted
Based on a true story, this is the tale of an undrafted college baseball star who plays in a life-changing intramural game with his misfit summer-league team.