Fred Schepisi

According to director Fred Schepisi, the original premise for Mr. Baseball — a baseball comedy that explored cultural differences between Japan and the United States—was conceived after the commercial success of the 1989 film Major League.

Bennett Miller

Directed by Oscar-nominee Bennett Miller [Capote], the movie also stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as A’s manager Art Howe and former San Francisco Giants shortstop Royce Clayton as then-A’s shortstop Miguel Tejada.

Kevin Costner

In fact, Kevin Costner is Mr. Baseball Film.

by renowned documentarian Ken Burns

Directed by renowned documentarian Ken Burns, Baseball delves into the history of the game, with a focus on the most memorable and infamous moments.

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck told Drew Barrymore that the change came right after Tom Selleck finished filming Mr. Baseball, according to PopCulture.

by former Minor League catcher Matt Paré

MLB was directed by former Minor League catcher Matt Paré and executive produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter, CC Sabathia, Amber Sabathia and Nick Trotta and produced by Paré and Jackson New-Smith, in association with MLB.

Daniel Stern

Actor Daniel Stern, who directed the movie and also played goofy pitching coach, Phil Brickma, posted a video in character Wednesday night after the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series for the first time since 1908.

Sean McDonough and Tim McCarver

; I don't think Sean McDonough's been in a movie since Sean McDonough and Tim McCarver did the play-by-play in the opening sequence of Mr. Baseball.

Lew Fonseca (1899–1989), born in Oakland, California;

Lew Fonseca (1899–1989), born in Oakland, California; infielder, American League batting champion with Cleveland, coach for Chicago Cubs, manager of the Chicago White Sox; pioneered the use of film to analyze player performance, director of MLB films.

Peter Bogdanovich

The job of directing was given to Peter Bogdanovich even though Pete Rose was not a baseball fan.

Bob Uecker

Affectionately nicknamed “Mr. Baseball” by Johnny Carson, Bob Uecker has received numerous awards and honors for Bob Uecker's work in sports and media.

Billy Crystal

The director, Billy Crystal, who also played the protagonist Mitch Robbins, later filmed a motion picture about the 1961 American League baseball season at Tiger Stadium.

of Fame baseball superstar Hank Aaron

Hall of Fame baseball superstar Hank Aaron has agreed to be a director with

a 1992 sports comedy film starring Tom Selleck as Jack Elliot, a struggling veteran baseball player who gets traded to a professional team in Japan

'He's the biggest thing to hit Japan since Godzilla!' 'Mr. Baseball' is a 1992 sports comedy film starring Tom Selleck as Jack Elliot, a struggling veteran baseball player who gets traded to a professional team in Japan.

Michael Ramazzotti

Michael Ramazzotti was the director of baseball operations in 2017 and the volunteer assistant coach in 2018.

Andy Rojo

Andy Rojo (Director) has an enormous amount of baseball knowledge.