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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 17 m

Summary This compelling documentary narrated by John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge!, Ice Age, Carlito's Way) is a gritty and rare look inside the recruitment of top talent baseball players from the Dominican Republic. Miguel Angel Sanó and Jean Carlos Batista are among 100,000 teenagers vying for a handful of coveted contracts with baseball teams. As ...

Directed By: Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, Jon Paley

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 17 m

Ballplayer: Pelotero

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary This compelling documentary narrated by John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge!, Ice Age, Carlito's Way) is a gritty and rare look inside the recruitment of top talent baseball players from the Dominican Republic. Miguel Angel Sanó and Jean Carlos Batista are among 100,000 teenagers vying for a handful of coveted contracts with baseball teams. As ...

Directed By: Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, Jon Paley

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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90
Jul 12, 2012
Commendably, the film, narrated by John Leguizamo, sugarcoats nothing, and the people involved - the players, their trainers, their parents, the scouts - are remarkably forthright.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 13, 2012
Although there are numerous interviews with various people both directly involved with or peripheral to the action, the most compelling figure on display is a particularly articulate coach who proves all too determined to have his protégé succeed. The fact that he works strictly on commission is certainly no small element of his zeal.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 19, 2012
It's a story with serious human drama that will make you think a little differently the next time you watch your favorite team take the field.
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75
Jul 12, 2012
The filmmakers investigate, but can't answer every tough question. There are so many people who could be potentially taking advantage of these players, it's hard to sort out the wrongdoers.
By Peter Hartlaub FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 11, 2012
The doc is a sly, interesting achievement: It opens as an entertaining sports story and closes as a metaphor for government corruption.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 11, 2012
An unexpectedly gripping portrait of how MLB's sausage gets made.
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60
Jul 11, 2012
Essential, if artless, baseball exposé.
By Eric Hynes FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Makuhari Media
Release Date Jul 13, 2012
Duration 1 h 17 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline The Dominican Republic's Most Valuable Export
Website https://www.facebook.com/Peloteromovie
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