Ferrell Takes The Field follows the actor’s exploits as he actually plays for ten different Major League teams during this season’s spring training.
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Ferrell played all nine positions in his one-day tour, including one inning at second base for the Mariners against the Oakland Athletics at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Arizona.
After starring in Talladega Nights and Blades of Glory, Will Ferrell has turned his talents to a new sport for an upcoming HBO documentary: Baseball. “My career has not gone according to plan.” and that “I brought passion to the field, and a lot of ignorance”. But he also did it to help raise awareness and money for organizations dedicated to fighting cancer, including Cancer for College, which helps individuals adversely affected by cancer to realize their dream of a college education.
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Because of course, “There’s nothing more American than grabbing a hotdog and heading to the ballpark to watch 9 men from the Dominican Republic make magic on the field […” His adventure has been captured on film, and the first official trailer for HBO’s Ferrell Takes the Field now previews his baseball debut. Today I learned they are wrong.
