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In 1949, seventeen-year-old pitching phenom Mickey Tussler is back with the rejuvenated minor league Brewers. Despite Mickey's proclamation that he will never play baseball again after last season's violent conclusion, manager and now surrogate father Arthur Murphy cajoles the emotionally fragile autistic boy into giving it another shot.

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In the 1940s, seventeen-year-old Mickey Tussler is recruited to play for a minor league affiliate of the Boston Braves. Arthur Murphy, a scout and coach for the minor league Milwaukee Brewers, swears that Mickey is a phenom-the greatest arm Murph has ever seen. And it might be true.

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