Mr. Baseball
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| Directed by | Fred Schepisi |
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| Cinematography | Ian Baker |
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| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $20,883,046 |
Mr. Baseball is a 1992 American sports comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Dennis Haysbert, and Aya Takanashi. Selleck plays a veteran New York Yankees first baseman, Jack Elliot, who is traded to the Chunichi Dragons in Japan and must contend wih cultural differences.
Although the film was a limited success, it remains accurate, as of the 2020s, in portraying the peculiarities of Japanese baseball. It is used as a training resource by foreign professional baseball players who join a Japanese team.