The Hill plot
"Never give up hope."
In the 1970s, young Rickey Hill grows up impoverished in a small Texas town. He displays extraordinary skill in hitting a baseball, despite the fact that he is weighed down by leg braces due to a degenerative spinal disease. His strict, pastoral father James discourages Rickey from playing baseball so he doesn't get injured and become a preacher like his father. However, as a young man, Rickey becomes a baseball phenomenon. His desire to participate in a tryout for a legendary baseball team divides the family and threatens Rickey's dream of playing professional baseball. Ricket, on the other hand, will never give up on his dream.