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MOVIE

Rookie of the Year

The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... They got Henry Rowengartner.

★ 6.2 1993 103 min PG FamilyComedy

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.

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Release
1993-07-07
Rating
PG
TMDB score
6.2/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
20th Century Fox
Topicssportsbaseball

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