In the Dominican Republic baseball is experiencing a golden age. From the streets to the stadiums, the youth of the Dominican Republic dream of one day emerging from the dugout onto a Big League field. From the time they can walk, kids practice with rolled up sock balls and broomsticks, waiting for the day they are old enough to sign. That day comes at the age 16 when players are given the chance to try out for professional teams. The best will sign, changing their lives forever as they try t

In the Dominican Republic baseball is experiencing a golden age. From the streets to the stadiums, the youth of the Dominican Republic dream of one day emerging from the dugout onto a Big League field. From the time they can walk, kids practice with rolled up sock balls and broomsticks, waiting for the day they are old enough to sign. That day comes at the age 16 when players are given the chance to try out for professional teams. The best will sign, changing their lives forever as they try to advance through the system.

Pelotero is a feature length documentary that follows five teenage players intimately as they train and try-out for MLB teams, all while trying to balance life as a teenager in the run up to July 2nd, the day they become eligible to sign. While their stories delve into the dark side of Dominican baseball- age falsification, steroid usage, and corruption- at the heart is a story of young players battling incredible odds to play the game they love.