In the parlance of America’s pastime, Robert Redford and “The Natural” keyed a two-out rally for baseball movies. The 1980s were a golden era for baseball cinema: “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” ...

Baseball has always been tailor-made for the movies—filled with drama, hope, heartbreak, and heroics. Whether it's kids on a sandlot or ghosts in a cornfield, Hollywood has captured the magic of ...