Movies and TvShows featuring "baseball-scout" theme.

Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane employs computer-generated analysis to acquire new players and assemble a competitive baseball team on a lean budget.

The Hill is a movie based on the remarkable true-life story of Rickey Hill, who defied all odds to fulfill his dream of playing Major League Baseball. Set in 1973, the film follows Rickey's journey as he faces numerous challenges and obstacles, from his humble beginnings in a small town to becoming a professional baseball player. It is a story of determination, courage, and the power of chasing one's dreams.

Gus, a baseball scout with failing eyesight, goes on a road trip with his daughter, Mickey, to evaluate a new prospect. Throughout the trip, they confront their strained relationship, personal issues, and obstacles in the scouting world.

In 1932, a man wrongfully convicted of murder forms a strong friendship with a fellow inmate while navigating the cruel and unjust world of prison. Together, they face racial injustice, escape attempts, and the harsh realities of life behind bars.

A mentally ill baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees is sent to a psychoanalysis and therapy session after a public meltdown. He is later offered a job as a sports scout for the team.

A single mother and a professional baseball player reunite in their small town and reignite their high school romance. As they navigate their relationship and face challenges along the way, they both learn the importance of love, family, and following their dreams.

In post-war Japan, a baseball scout uses bribery and fake illness to woo a talented player while exploring the dark side of the professional baseball industry.

A talented young pitcher named Virgil is given the opportunity of a lifetime when he gets signed to play for a major league baseball team. Along the way, he faces various challenges and obstacles, but with determination and perseverance, he aims to prove himself as a valuable player.

Based on a True Story War Eagle, Arkansas is a character-driven drama about a young man’s choice of whether to leave his family and friends for a career in baseball or stay and redeem his struggling community. The story takes place over a few pivotal weeks in the summer after Enoch Cass’s senior year, and is set against the backdrop of Arkansas’ beautiful Ozark Mountains. War Eagle, Arkansas poses important questions that face all young people in rural America. The answers we find could touch us all.

Casey is a slovenly junk man in a turn of the twentieth century hick town who has a remarkable ability to play baseball. An unscrupulous New York scout signs him up, so Casey and his equally dishonest manager go to the big leagues. Eventually, the scout and manager conspire to get him drunk and bet against him for a crucial game with the pennant at stake.

A half-blind minor league pitcher meets, and nicknames, Dizzy and Daffy Dean, who go on to play for the St. Louis Cardinals.