The Rookie

The Rookie (2002)

March 25th, 20022h 7min

Drama, Family
68%

Overview

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.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale


Released on: 1993-10-01
Drama, Crime

Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-...

When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes


Released on: 1996-03-01
Drama

Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down...

The Miracle of Bern

The Miracle of Bern


Released on: 2003-10-15
Drama, Comedy

The movie deals with the championship-winning German soccer team of 1954. Its story is linked with t...

A Real Young Girl

A Real Young Girl


Released on: 1976-06-01
Romance, Drama

Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation...

2 or 3 Things I Know About Him

2 or 3 Things I Know About Him


Released on: 2005-04-07
Documentary, Drama

What would your family reminiscences about dad sound like if he had been an early supporter of Hitle...

March of the Penguins

March of the Penguins


Released on: 2005-01-26
Documentary, Family

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their yo...

The Hustler

The Hustler


Released on: 1961-09-25
Drama, Romance

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude....

Don't Worry, I'm Fine

Don't Worry, I'm Fine


Released on: 2006-09-06
Drama

A 19-year-old searches for her twin brother after he runs away from home, following a fight with the...

The Wild Soccer Bunch 4

The Wild Soccer Bunch 4


Released on: 2007-02-01
Comedy, Family, Adventure

With the victory against "The Beastly Beasts", "The Wild Soccer Bunch" showed it to everyone and the...

Monster's Ball

Monster's Ball


Released on: 2001-12-26
Drama, Romance

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he pr...

Rocky II

Rocky II


Released on: 1979-06-15
Drama

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and mov...

The Discovery of Heaven

The Discovery of Heaven


Released on: 2001-10-01
Drama, Fantasy

Disappointed with humanity, God wants to revoke his contract with humanity and wants to take back th...

Anna and the King

Anna and the King


Released on: 1999-12-16
Drama, Romance, History

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teac...

Little Children

Little Children


Released on: 2006-10-06
Drama, Romance

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgrace...

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys


Released on: 1987-07-31
Horror, Comedy, Thriller, Drama, Romance

When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlik...

Parenthood

Parenthood


Released on: 1989-07-31
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Family

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjo...

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

The Beat That My Heart Skipped


Released on: 2005-03-16
Drama, Crime

A ruthless real estate agent discovers a passion for piano and auditions with help from a young virt...

A Year of School

A Year of School


Released on: 2025-08-30
Drama

2007. Fred, a 17-year-old girl who just moved from Sweden to Northeast Italy, enrolls for her high s...

Roland Garros

Roland Garros


Released on: 2014-05-30
Documentary, Drama

From the shacks and dirt sheets of Argentina to Center Court of Roland Garros.

The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw


Released on: 2023-12-21
History, Drama

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive ...