Miguel 'Sugar' Santos (Soto) is a hot-shot pitching phenom from the baseball hotbed of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. Once summoned to the American minor leagues, he experiences isolation, loneliness, bigotry, and a career-threatening injury, as well as the pressure of other talented prospects coming up behind him. He also has to deal with the expectations of his family. Complex drama surprises those expecting a by-the-book, "underdog-beats-the-odds" story by finding bigger ideas, and smaller, more personal moments.
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