... and the minor league factory/farms that funnel them into the Majors. ***SPOILER ALERT*** The film's problem is that Sugar's decision to leave baseball comes across as rash: he's injured, down on himself for the first time in his life, has no one to support him on the team and the girl who could show him some affection is unavailable because she's an Evangelical. At the end, the film wants us to see his working as a carpenter and only playing baseball on weekends as a wise choice. But Sugar is too potentially talented, and under too much pressure from his Dominican family, to not give baseball another try once he's got his head on straight.