Aug. 6, 2025: The Phillie Phanatic interacts with Philadelphia Phillies service dog Tugger during a break in action against the Baltimore Orioles at Citizens Bank Park.

Probably the most authentic baseball movie ever made is also one of the most shamelessly entertaining. It is the baseball version of “Slap Shot” — profane locker room slapstick at its finest. Does it ...

Sports have been a favorite subject for storytellers since a primitive human first told others how much fun it was to whack a round rock with a stick. Author George Plimpton once wrote in the New York ...

Baseball and movies have been teammates for over a hundred years. One's played with bats and gloves, the other with cameras and scripts, but both know how to tell a great story. These films reflect ...

In the parlance of America’s pastime, Robert Redford and “The Natural” keyed a two-out rally for baseball movies. The 1980s were a golden era for baseball cinema: “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” ...

Grab your peanuts and Cracker Jacks as we step up to the plate with cinema's finest baseball classics! From heartwarming tales of childhood summers to inspiring true stories that changed the game ...

Baseball is rapidly becoming a game of athletic excellence. Its players are stronger and fitter than ever. They throw faster, swing harder, and routinely make plays of astounding agility, the kind ...

News of Robert Redford's death ignited a, shall we say, spirited debate among USA TODAY Sports aficionados about where the Hollywood legend's film, "The Natural", ranks in the pantheon of baseball ...