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See Beyond the Game like never before! In association with Major League Baseball. Based on the New York Times Bestselling book of the same name by author John Sexton. Directed by celebrated director John Scheinfeld.

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Baseball as a Road to God

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Not just a movie but a movement! Using baseball’s greatest movie moments, our Faith and Baseball campaign celebrates the uplifting themes of baseball through social media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, blogs and more!

PRICELESS MOMENTS. As the official home of author Jon Sexton’s Baseball As A Road to God - The Movie, and in association with MLB, check out some great baseball movie moments like this one that requires no introduction but NEVER gets old!.


The Natural (1984)
“Red, measure that and weigh it.”

MIRACLES: Sports Illustrated’s Number 6 best sports movie of all time, this scene from The Natural - where the coaches meet Roy Hobbs and his bat “WONDERBOY” - is the perfect example of how doubts play into miracles.


For the Love of the Game (1999)
“You couldn’t pitch a tent!”

OVERCOMING DOUBT: One of the greatest qualities of baseball is its demand of personal performance as part of a team. Overcoming self doubt (hurled by a spectator) is perfectly captured this classic moment.


Hardball (2001)
“G-baby…”

ESTEEM: Something as simple as a jersey has the ability to create a sense of esteem, belonging, and camaraderie. Star and rookie unify as a team and find their true potential in this heartwarming clip.


The Sandlot (1993)
“It’s gonna blow!”

SHARED MEMORY: Baseball and childhood memories go hand in hand, as are the incremental exaggerations of events over time as we see in this classic clip. This shared experience is what bonds baseball’s fandom.


42 (2013)
“I need ‘em to know who I am.”

UNITY & EQUALITY: In this clip from 42, perfectly captured is the moment Pee Wee Reese threw his arm around Jackie Robinson's shoulder and showed America that racial discrimination is un-American. Still is.


Major League (1989)
“You owe me 20 pushups.”

MENTORSHIP: In this comical clip we find the true essence of a coach as a tough mentor who inspires and encourages us to find the best version of ourselves.


Major League (1989)
“Taylor bunts!”

WISDOM: We tend to celebrate the young swinging for the fences, but with age comes wisdom...and as we see here, the power of a well placed bunt!


Moneyball (2011)
“How can you not be romantic about baseball?”

EQUALITY: This powerful scene is a touching but true value-of-the-underdog moment that gets to the very heart of what we all love about baseball.


Major League (1989)
 

INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: Like America, baseball is welcoming to those from all over the world no matter race or creed. If a player can benefit and contribute to the game then players and fans will embrace him (or her!) like no other community in or out of sports.


Bull Durham (1988)

MENTORSHIP: Learning the ropes of the game also includes lessons off the field that can help you in life. In this clip Bull Durham captures the best a wise and seasoned player can bring to the up and coming young gun.


A League of Their Own (1992)

CALLING ON A HIGHER POWER: Although Coach Jimmy’s prayer would never be found in a missal, he gets the point across that hard work can nonetheless benefit from calling on a Higher Power!


The Trouble with the Curve (2012)

KEEPING IT REAL: In John Sexton’s book Baseball As A Road to God he describes moments in baseball that are ineffable (indescribable.) It’s sometimes hard to believe “it’s just a game," but this clip is simply priceless.


Field of Dreams (1989)

LEAP OF FAITH: This line from Field of Dreams precedes one of the greatest the most famous movie speeches in the history of cinema. James Earl Jones dares us to dream. Dares us to take a leap of faith to a better place. Oh people will come, Ray.


The Sandlot (1993)

FEARLESS: Baseball is famous for raising up its heroes. Perhaps no other higher than Babe Ruth. In this classic scene The Babe helps offers some advice on how to overcome fear and take a chance. Be the best you can be. It’s worth a revisit if you haven’t seen it in a while.


For the Love of the Game (1999)

SEEKING PERFECTION: 23. That’s the number of perfect games ever thrown in MLB. The quest for an ideal is beyond our comprehension until we look up at the scoreboard at the bottom of the proverbial 8th.
Get inspired with this priceless clip.


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  • Much of baseball’s enormous lasting attraction flows from its ability to stitch people together, create communities, to foster bonds of lasting power based on shared memories and experiences.

    John Sexton

    Author, "Baseball As A Road To God: Seeing Beyond The Game"

  • Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True.
    And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.

    George Frederick Will

    American newspaper columnist, journalist, and author

  • One of the beautiful things about baseball is the history.

    James Anthony Abbott

    former Major League Baseball pitcher

  • Any minute, any day, some players may break a long standing record. That’s one of the fascinations about the game, the unexpected surprises.

    Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr. (a.k.a. Connie Mack)

    American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner

  • The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and what could be again.

    James Earl Jones

    Academy Award Winning Actor

  • Baseball perhaps is a guide to viewing religion and the spiritual life differently, to living differently, to being in the world in a different way and seeing more of it.

    John Sexton

    Author, "Baseball As A Road To God: Seeing Beyond The Game"

  • Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

    Babe Ruth

  • Other sports are just sports. Baseball is love.

    Bryant Gumbel

    Sportscaster

  • I’ve tried them all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.

    Susan Sarandon

    Academy Award Winning Actress

  • It [a baseball box score] doesn’t tell how big you are, what church you attend, what color you are, or how your father voted in the last election. It just tells what kind of baseball player you were on that particular day.

    Branch Rickey

    Baseball player and sports executive