The Scout (1994)

When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potential gold mine in the arm of young phenom Steve Nebraska (Brendan Fraser). Soon, the Bronx Bombers put a $55 million contract on the table — provided a psychiatrist (Dianne Wiest) can affirm Nebraska’s mental stability. Watch for Yankees owner George Steinbrenner’s cameo.

• baseball
• father figure
• mentally ill
• pitcher
• sport