This compelling documentary, narrated by John Leguizamo and executive produced by Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, is a gritty and never before seen look inside the world of Major League Baseball (MLB) training camps in the Dominican Republic. Miguel Angel and Jean Carlos are two of the top prospects and they are both about to turn 16, which means they can be signed to an MLB farm team and ultimately move up to the majors. Ballplayer: Pelotero filmmakers Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin and Jonathan Paley take you inside this never before seen world for an up close and personal look at the cost of the American dream. -- (C) Strand
Cast
Production
| Director: | Ross Finkel |
| Trevor Martin | |
| Jonathan Paley | |
| Producer: | Robert Castrignano (executive producer) |
| Ross Finkel (producer) | |
| Douglas Lorentz (executive producer) | |
| Trevor Martin (producer) | |
| Andrew J. Muscato (executive producer) | |
| Robert Musumeci (executive producer) | |
| Daniel Novack (consulting producer) | |
| Jonathan Paley (producer) | |
| Isaac Solotaroff (producer) | |
| Bobby Valentine (executive producer) |
Reviews for Ballplayer: Pelotero
The A.V. Club
“The gringos may have invented baseball,” a Dominican teenage trainee tells the camera in Ballplayer: Pelotero, “but we’re just better at playing it.” There’s a fair case to be made for his claim—20 percent of the combined major and minor league...
Read review12 Jul 2012
New York Post
Twenty percent of all players in baseball’s major and minor leagues come from the Dominican Republic. That’s one of the revelations in “Ballplayer: Pelotero,” a documentary narrated by John Leguizamo that provides a seldom-seen look inside the training...
Read review12 Jul 2012
Washington Post
Baseball may be America’s pastime, but it’s something even bigger in the Dominican Republic -- one of the few chances for impoverished teenagers and their families to strike it rich. The tiny nation has become a baseball factory in recent decades...
Read review13 Jul 2012
External Links
| www.peloterothemovie.com | |
| IMDb.com, Inc.: | www.imdb.com/title/tt1885335/ |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ballplayer_pelotero/ |
Reviews for Ballplayer: Pelotero
The A.V. Club
“The gringos may have invented baseball,” a Dominican teenage trainee tells the camera in Ballplayer: Pelotero, “but we’re just better at playing it.” There’s a fair case to be made for his claim—20 percent of the combined major and minor league...
Read review12 Jul 2012
New York Post
Twenty percent of all players in baseball’s major and minor leagues come from the Dominican Republic. That’s one of the revelations in “Ballplayer: Pelotero,” a documentary narrated by John Leguizamo that provides a seldom-seen look inside the training...
Read review12 Jul 2012
Washington Post
Baseball may be America’s pastime, but it’s something even bigger in the Dominican Republic -- one of the few chances for impoverished teenagers and their families to strike it rich. The tiny nation has become a baseball factory in recent decades...
Read review13 Jul 2012
Cast
| Jean Carlos Batista | ... | Himself | |
 | John Leguizamo | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Miguel Angel Sano | ... | Himself |
Production
| Director: | Ross Finkel |
| Trevor Martin | |
| Jonathan Paley | |
| Producer: | Robert Castrignano (executive producer) |
| Ross Finkel (producer) | |
| Douglas Lorentz (executive producer) | |
| Trevor Martin (producer) | |
| Andrew J. Muscato (executive producer) | |
| Robert Musumeci (executive producer) | |
| Daniel Novack (consulting producer) | |
| Jonathan Paley (producer) | |
| Isaac Solotaroff (producer) | |
| Bobby Valentine (executive producer) | |
| Editing: | Mary Manhardt |
| Isaac Solotaroff |
Companies
| Production Studio: | Makuhari Media |
| Distributor: | Strand Releasing |
| United States | 10 Nov 2012 |
