Screenplay data
Miguel Santos, a talented 19-year-old Dominican pitcher, dreams of making it to the major leagues, training rigorously at a baseball academy and cherishing his time with his family and girlfriend, Sofia, during visits home. He is scouted by Rudy Hubbard from the Kansas City organization and, along with fellow prospect Salvador, is invited to Spring Training in Iowa, bringing immense pride and hope to his family. Adjusting to life in America with his host family, the Higgins, Miguel struggles with English, cultural differences, and the pressure of professional baseball, especially after his friend Jorge is cut from the team. After sustaining an injury and experiencing a decline in his performance, Miguel is replaced by Salvador and ultimately leaves the team, disillusioned with his baseball career. Miguel travels to New York City, where he reconnects with Jorge, finds work in a restaurant and a cabinet shop, and begins to build a new life, eventually rediscovering his love for baseball by playing in local community games.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Miguel’s journey from a Dominican baseball academy to life in the U.S.
Open full beat sheetMiguel Santos is listed as Protagonist / Pitcher. 19-year-old lean, handsome Dominican baseball player with a powerful arm. In the parsed data, Miguel Santos is connected to 104 scenes, 99 dialogue lines, 99 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
104 scenes / 99 dialogue linesOsvaldo is listed as Cabinet Shop Owner. Late 50s, Dominican immigrant in New York. In the parsed data, Osvaldo is connected to 17 scenes, 62 dialogue lines, 63 text mentions, first appearing around scene 76.
17 scenes / 62 dialogue linesJorge Ramirez is listed as Minor League Player. 25-year-old experienced minor leaguer, mentor to Miguel. In the parsed data, Jorge Ramirez is connected to 13 scenes, 18 dialogue lines, 19 text mentions, first appearing around scene 50.
13 scenes / 18 dialogue linesSalvador Torres is listed as Rookie Pitcher. 17-year-old, scrawny, talented pitcher from the Dominican Republic. In the parsed data, Salvador Torres is connected to 9 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 33.
9 scenes / 4 dialogue linesCarmen Santos is listed as Miguel's Mother. Late 30s, supportive mother living in San Pedro de Macoris. In the parsed data, Carmen Santos is connected to 8 scenes, 17 dialogue lines, 17 text mentions, first appearing around scene 45.
8 scenes / 17 dialogue linesLeandro Alvarez is listed as Academy Director. Light-skinned, late 50s, authoritative figure at the Dominican baseball academy. In the parsed data, Leandro Alvarez is connected to 8 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
8 scenes / 5 dialogue linesRudy Hubbard is listed as Director of Minor League Operations. White, 40s, Kansas City representative. In the parsed data, Rudy Hubbard is connected to 7 scenes, 7 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
7 scenes / 7 dialogue linesErica Santos is listed as Miguel's Sister. 15-year-old sister. In the parsed data, Erica Santos is connected to 7 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 13.
7 scenes / 3 dialogue linesPedro Berroa is listed as First Baseman. Third-year player struggling to develop. In the parsed data, Pedro Berroa is connected to 7 scenes, first appearing around scene 1.
7 scenes / 0 dialogue linesSofia is listed as Miguel's Girlfriend. 17-year-old girl from Miguel's hometown. In the parsed data, Sofia is connected to 5 scenes, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 15.
5 scenes / 0 dialogue linesHelen Higgins is listed as Host Mother. 70-year-old host mother in Iowa. In the parsed data, Helen Higgins is connected to 3 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 47.
3 scenes / 3 dialogue linesAnne Higgins is listed as Host Daughter. 17-year-old daughter of the Higgins family. In the parsed data, Anne Higgins is connected to 3 scenes, first appearing around scene 47.
3 scenes / 0 dialogue linesBrad Johnson is listed as Second Baseman. African-American player signed out of college. In the parsed data, Brad Johnson is connected to 2 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 48.
2 scenes / 2 dialogue linesEarl Higgins is listed as Host Father. 70-year-old host father in Iowa. In the parsed data, Earl Higgins is connected to 2 scenes, first appearing around scene 47.
2 scenes / 0 dialogue linesMiguel Santos pitches in a game at the baseball academy, demonstrating his fastball and knuckle curve.
Miguel Santos, Leandro Alvarez, Pedro BerroaThe team eats dinner; Miguel teases Pedro about his work ethic.
Miguel Santos, Salvador Torres, Pedro BerroaPlayers practice English baseball terms.
Miguel SantosPlayers watch a movie; Miguel heads to the weight room.
Miguel SantosMiguel prays and lifts weights.
Miguel SantosRudy Hubbard and Leandro Alvarez observe tryouts.
Leandro Alvarez, Rudy HubbardRudy and Alvarez discuss Pedro Berroa's lack of development.
Leandro Alvarez, Rudy Hubbard, Pedro BerroaRudy and Alvarez evaluate Salvador and Miguel; Rudy teaches Miguel a new grip.
Miguel Santos, Leandro Alvarez, Rudy Hubbard, Salvador TorresMiguel practices his grip during English class.
Miguel SantosMiguel leaves the academy for home.
Miguel SantosMiguel travels home through the countryside.
Miguel SantosMiguel arrives in his hometown.
Miguel SantosMiguel greets neighbors and his sister Erica.
Miguel Santos, Erica SantosMiguel reunites with his family.
Miguel Santos, Carmen Santos, Erica SantosMiguel shows off his curveball to the neighborhood.
Miguel Santos, SofiaFamily watches TV; camera pans to the construction site.
Carmen Santos, Erica SantosMiguel and Sofia have sex.
Miguel Santos, SofiaMiguel and Sofia discuss his future and their dreams.
Miguel Santos, SofiaMiguel and friends hang out by the water.
Miguel Santos, SofiaMontage of Sunday morning in the town.
Miguel talks to his old coach Frank.
Miguel Santos, Erica SantosMorning mist over the field.
Employees arrive at the academy.
Miguel watches Alfonso take pills.
Miguel SantosStaff prepares breakfast.
Players eat breakfast.
Coach Reyes gives a speech.
Miguel watches Alvarez arrive.
Miguel Santos, Leandro AlvarezMiguel stretches and watches competition.
Miguel Santos, Salvador TorresPlayers practice drills; Eddy gets injured.
Miguel SantosPlayers shower.
Miguel rests; Reyes calls for Pedro.
Miguel Santos, Pedro BerroaSalvador tells Miguel he got an offer.
Miguel Santos, Salvador TorresPlayers watch a horror movie.
Miguel and friends bring Pedro a going-away gift.
Miguel Santos, Pedro BerroaPlayers sneak out.
Miguel Santos, Pedro BerroaPlayers drink and mock the coaches.
Miguel Santos, Pedro BerroaMiguel is hungover; Reyes confronts him.
Miguel SantosMiguel pitches while sick.
Miguel SantosMiguel and friends run laps as punishment.
Miguel SantosMiguel and Marcos wait nervously outside Alvarez's office.
Miguel Santos, Salvador Torres, Leandro AlvarezAlvarez and Reyes reprimand Miguel and Marcos before revealing they have been invited to Spring Training.
Miguel Santos, Salvador Torres, Leandro Alvarez, Rudy HubbardCarmen receives a phone call at work.
Carmen SantosCarmen reacts with joy to the news.
Carmen SantosA celebration party for Miguel's success.
Miguel Santos, Carmen Santos, Erica SantosMiguel calls his mother Carmen from Iowa to discuss money and his new life.
Miguel Santos, Carmen Santos, Erica SantosMiguel has his first dinner with the Higgins family.
Miguel Santos, Helen Higgins, Earl Higgins, Anne HigginsMiguel arrives at the clubhouse and meets Brad.
Miguel Santos, Jorge Ramirez, Brad JohnsonMiguel walks through the tunnel to the field.
Miguel SantosMiguel and Jorge go shopping for a suit.
Miguel Santos, Jorge RamirezMiguel, Jorge, and Brad discuss movies while traveling on a bus.
Miguel Santos, Rudy Hubbard, Jorge RamirezMiguel finishes a card for his sister and studies his English workbook.
Miguel SantosMiguel gets injured during a play at first base.
Miguel Santos, Jorge RamirezMiguel has dinner with the host family and discusses his family back home.
Miguel Santos, Jorge Ramirez, Helen Higgins, Earl Higgins, Anne HigginsMiguel and Anne talk on the porch and share a brief, awkward moment.
Miguel Santos, Anne HigginsMiguel discovers Jorge has been cut from the team.
Miguel Santos, Jorge RamirezMiguel talks to Sofia on the phone about Jorge and his own situation.
Miguel Santos, SofiaStu gives Miguel a cold, detached lecture about his emotions and performance before the game.
Miguel Santos, Leandro Alvarez, Rudy HubbardMiguel sits in the bullpen while Stu announces in voiceover that Salvador is taking his spot.
Miguel Santos, Rudy Hubbard, Salvador TorresSalvador pitches.
Salvador TorresJack Jefferies provides play-by-play commentary.
Miguel watches the game from the bullpen, eventually leaving the mound after the game ends.
Miguel SantosMiguel packs his bag and considers making a phone call.
Miguel SantosMiguel and Helen share a quiet moment doing dishes.
Miguel Santos, Helen HigginsMiguel leaves the team, having a tense encounter with Salvador.
Miguel Santos, Salvador TorresMiguel arrives at the bus depot.
Miguel SantosMiguel rides the bus, praying and observing passengers.
Miguel SantosMiguel watches the landscape change.
Miguel SantosMiguel sees the Manhattan skyline.
Miguel SantosMiguel navigates the subway station.
Miguel SantosMiguel purchases a Metrocard.
Miguel SantosMiguel struggles to use the turnstile.
Miguel SantosMiguel walks through the tunnel.
Miguel SantosMiguel rides the train.
Miguel SantosMiguel arrives in the Bronx and finds a restaurant.
Miguel SantosMiguel asks about Jorge.
Miguel SantosMiguel looks for Jorge.
Miguel SantosMiguel visits Yankee Stadium.
Miguel SantosMiguel sits on a bench.
Miguel SantosMiguel arrives at the hotel.
Miguel SantosYou ought to. Greatest Puerto Rican first baseman ever. But that's not why he's my favorite player... Back when he first arrived, 1951, 52, he was playing in the minors. Little Rock, Arkansas. So the story goes, one day before a game, Vic stops into this diner for lunch. Hadn't been here long, so he knew very little English. Didn't even notice the "whites only" sign hanging in the window. And Vic was Black. I looked him up on Google. I mean Black like you. So he sits down at the counter and the little waitress comes up to big Vic and says, "I'm sorry, we don't serve colored people."
Moving up from relief, Torres makes his third start for the Swing. I tell ya, this lanky kid from the Dominican Republic has surprised us all with his unique delivery and precision. Reminds me of a young Pedro Martinez... Hey there Bees fans, don't forget, closing night is approaching fast and tickets are selling out. So pick yours up at the box office today...
You need to remember that you still have a long way to go, a lot of hard work ahead of you before you make it. First, there's getting your shot in the American Minor Leagues: rookie ball, single, double, triple A - all that before you even set foot in a major league ballpark. So, you better pull it together quick...
I just moved here, you know, and I don't have a space to work. Do you think I could do some work for you, help you clean up or whatever you need, in exchange for using your shop? You don't have to pay me.
I am very disappointed. Just when I was starting to like you guys, you go and do something stupid. What do you have to say for yourselves?
Oh, no, I mean... I don't know. I was passing by and thought maybe you might need some help. I know how to make furniture, and--
Because nobody's gonna take this shit from a couple Dominican rookies when you go to the U.S. for Spring Training this season.
That's okay. I already found one. I'm actually just trying to make a coffee table, and I'd like to buy some wood and supplies.
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