Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.
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“For Miguel "Sugar" Santos, his curveball was his ticket out.”

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Emmanuel Nanita Carvajal
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