Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Format: DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials Title: Ballplayer [videorecording] = Pelotero / Guagua Productions ; Makuhari Media ; produced and directed by Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, Jonathan Paley ; Isaac Solotaroff (Producer). Publisher, Date: Culver City, CA : Strand Releasing Home Video, [2012] Description: 1 videodisc (77 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Summary: A compelling documentary narrated by John Leguizamo that is a gritty and rare look inside the recruitment of top talent baseball players from the Dominican Republic. Miguel Angel Sano and Jean Carlos Batista are among 100,000 teenagers vying for a handful of coveted contracts with baseball teams. As they turn sixteen years old and become eligible to sign, each must navigate the fiercely competitive and frequently corrupt system if they are to lift their families out of poverty. Target Audience Note: Rating: Not rated. Subjects: Major League Baseball (Organization) -- Corrupt practices. Baseball players -- Recruiting -- Dominican Republic. Baseball players -- Abuse of -- Dominican Republic. Jugadores de beísbol. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Author: Finkel, Ross. Martin, Trevor. Paley, Jonathan. Solotaroff, Isaac. Leguizamo, John. Guagua Productions (Firm) Makhhari Media (Firm) Strand Releasing Home Video (Firm) Other Title: Pelotero. Notes: Release date: Sep. 4, 2012. Bonus features: Photo gallery; original theatrical trailer; other Strand Releasing trailers. Mary Manhardt, Editor. John Leguizamo. DVD, widescreen. Closed-captioned. English or Spanish dialogue; English subtitles. Publisher Number: 3205-2 Other Number: 801998782 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 332668 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: DVD 796.35764 Ballplay Medium: [videorecording] Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Displaying 1 of 1
