The Scout

The Scout is a 1994 motion picture starring Brendan Fraser and Albert Brooks and directed by Michael Ritchie, the director of The Bad News Bears. Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) is a major league baseball scout with the New York Yankees who is banished to the Mexican countryside after his latest discovery suffers an extreme case of stage fright that leads him to vomit on the pitcher's mound. While attending a game in Mexico, the very desperate Percolo... more

The Scout is a 1994 motion picture starring Brendan Fraser and Albert Brooks and directed by Michael Ritchie, the director of The Bad News Bears. Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) is a major league baseball scout with the New York Yankees who is banished to the Mexican countryside after his latest discovery suffers an extreme case of stage fright that leads him to vomit on the pitcher's mound. While attending a game in Mexico, the very desperate Percolo finds Steve Nebraska (Brendan Fraser), a young American with a perfectly consistent 100 mph fastball and who, as a bonus, hits home runs on seemingly each at-bat. Percolo notifies the Yankee brass of his find, but he is unceremoniously fired and told not to bring anyone back. Undaunted, he takes Steve back to the United States with him, becoming his unofficial agent in the process. He arranges an open audition in front of representatives from every team. A bidding war ensues after Steve effortlessly strikes out Keith Hernández and homers off... less