Set in the early 1960s, The Sandlot follows a shy fifth grader named Scotty Smalls who moves to a new neighborhood & struggles to make friends. He eventually connects with a group of boys who spend their summer playing baseball at a local sandlot. The leader of the group, Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, helps Scotty learn the game & become part of the team. The boys share adventures, including a memorable encounter with a legendary dog known as "The Beast", who guards a yard next to the sandlot & is rumored to be ferocious. When Scotty accidentally hits a prized baseball signed by Babe Ruth into the Beast's yard, the group devises elaborate schemes to retrieve it.
