As the newest addition to the Brooklyn Dodgers, young Roy Tucker's pitching helps pull the team out of a slump; but, when a freak accident ends his career as a pitcher, he must try to find another place for himself on the team.
Jax is a kid who loves to pitch and for a brief while he realizes his dream of playing in the pros. Then in 1941, he finds himself in the Army Air Corps and later a prisoner of war.
A professional baseball player organizes baseball games for boys in the inner city but almost loses his career and the support of the boys because of a grim reminder of his past.
Billy Prescott, a $40,000 bonus baby, finds his first year of professional baseball playing difficult as he learns to cope with fickle fans and earns the respect of a former major league star.
Marty Shane, a powerful hitter and part owner of a major league baseball club, is determined to use his talents, not his connections, to play for a professional team.
Travis, less obsessed with baseball than his fellow team members, tries to balance his playing with his hobby of horror videos and starts receiving anonymous threats warning him to spend more time on baseball.