Mr. Baseball: Directed by Fred Schepisi. With Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Aya Takanashi, Dennis Haysbert. Jack Elliot, once a great baseball player, is forced to play in Japan where his brash, egotistical ways cause friction with his new teammates and friends.

Mr. Baseball is a 1992 American sports comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Dennis Haysbert, and Aya Takanashi.

Nearing the end of his career, an aging American baseball MVP experiences a comedic culture clash when he's traded to a Japanese team. With Dennis Haysbert.

Jan 16, 2025 · MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90.

With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him? Find out how and where …

Golden Globe-winning star Tom Selleck plays a down-on-his-percentages major leaguer who is traded to a Japanese league to stay in the game.

A down-on-his-luck baseball player gets traded to a Japanese league, where staying in the game means learning to play ball like the locals.

Oct 2, 1992 · Faced with calisthenics on his first day in Japan, he grumbles, “Athletes? We aren’t athletes. We’re baseball players.” He’s the property of the Nagoya Dragons. The team is coached by Uchiyama Ken (Takakura, from “Black Rain”) a crusty old-timer who insists Selleck has a …

Nearing the end of his career, an aging American baseball MVP experiences a comedic culture clash when he's traded to a Japanese team. With Dennis Haysbert.