50 Best Sports Movies Ever

25. The Sandlot

Year: 1993
Sport: Baseball
Starring: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams
Director: David M. Evans

I’m confident that every sports fan and general human being has seen The Sandlot. It’s a classic family movie that can be easily enjoyed by viewers of any age and sport preference.

If you’re one of the few who has yet to enjoy The Sandlot, you’ve missed out on what can only be described as a fun experience.

The Sandlot has many subplots, but the primary story is that of Scotty Smalls, the new kid in town, meeting Benny Rodriguez and his group of baseball-playing friends. The neighborhood baseball squad continuously gets into sticky situations, both on and off the field.

Nothing is more trying for the group than when Scotty, unaware of who, “Babe Ruth,” is, lets his signed baseball be hit into Mr. Mertle’s junkyard—a land from which no baseball returns.

The rest is movie history.

Benny leads the impossible mission of getting the ball back from a yard that’s watched over by a giant dog known as, “The Beast.” The crew has a number of adventures, but none prove as invigorating or challenging as getting the Ruth-signed ball back from Mr. Mertle’s yard.

If you and your family still haven’t seen The Sandlot, do yourself a favor and watch it.

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