the sandlot heading home part 1

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[Man Narrating]

Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig...

Hank Aaron, Mantle...

Al Kaline, Carl Yastrzemski...

Pete Rose, Bonds,

Cal and a more...

are all considered

to be the hitters...

in baseball's history.

But this list not be complete

without one name in particular.

Tommy Santorelli.

In the of his 19th

and season...

Tommy has been named

to 11 all-star teams...

broken of records,

and for Cooperstown.

That is, if his ego

doesn't get in the way.

Tommy: hey!

Jess: dude your ego is too fucking big chile

Tommy: what?

Jess: old man

Tommy: rude

From beginnings,

Tommy and his mother, Sara...

moved to California

the 13.

It was that Tommy

began ball...

and let's just say he's always

had a for the game.

It was with that July 4, 1976 catch...

that single-handedly

won the all-city championship.

Unfortunately, thereafter...

Tommy's lost

a with cancer...

and a sent him...

to the Academy

St. School.

It was that he coined

his own nickname...Santa.

His explanation? Simple. It was a gift

*quite a few snickers are heard*

Jess: thats why grandpa put him on the naughty list!!!!! thats a copyright boi

Tommy: huh?

for to him play.

The loss of his mother

affected him deeply, and some see this...

as the for Tommy's

lack of to the list...

of teams

he's been a part of.

Finishing his it started...

in his of Los Angeles...

Tommy a three-year,

multi-million-dollar deal...

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