In the process, Mr. Mertle shares a heartwarming story about his legendary contemporary, Babe Ruth.
The Sultan of Swats parting words echo to Benny: Theres heroes, and theres legends.
Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
Smalls fills in the blanks that Mr. Mertle went blind, and Mr. Mertle confirms it.
Players of color were relegated to teams with less funding, and their stats were excluded from official records.
Either way, the movie doesn’t address this dark chapter in baseball history.
As of December 2020, Major League Baseball has begun recognizing statistics from the Negro Leagues.
The scene with James Earl Jones can be left open to interpretation.
Here’s what inspired The Sandlot’s story.
The Sandlot is a beloved ’90s sports coming-of-age story centering around a group of baseball-loving kids that befriend a new boy that moves to town. The Sandlot takes place in the Summer of 1962 and stars Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, and Art LaFleur as the legendary Babe Ruth.
The dog wasnt just big, it was a Beast.
