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A heartwarming and lighthearted film about a Minnesota Twins baseball team whose owner unexpectedly passes away, leaving the team to his young grandson. The boy takes charge as manager, much to the…

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Seeking revenge on her ex and a way to revitalize her late mother's tennis club, a talented table tennis player enters a mixed doubles tournament.

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