While The Sandlot is close to the heart of many millennial baseball fans who grew up at the time, the 1989 film Field of Dreams reached a wider baseball audience — and again James Earl Jones was ...

James Earl Jones in "The Sandlot." Jones could’ve been an intimidating presence, which was played up in this 1993 coming-of-age comedy.

W e all know that James Earl Jones, who sadly passed away at 93, blew audiences playing the powerful Sith Lord Darth Vader. But, we can’t forget when he played the lovable Mr. Mertle in The Sandlot.

James Earl Jones didn't have a lead role in 1993's The Sandlot, but he left a giant impression — particularly on the film's young stars.. In a 2023 interview on The Rich Eisen Show, Sandlot star ...

James Earl Jones dies at 93: ... aka "the beast" -- in The Sandlot. Much more famously, Jones was in "Field of Dreams" alongside Kevin Costner and delivered possibly the most famous baseball movie ...

James Earl Jones remembered by "Star Wars" co-star Mark Hamill, ... In 1993, the same year “The Sandlot” was released, Jones also sang the national anthem at the MLB All-Star Game.

MLB How James Earl Jones shaped our thinking about race and sport. From “The Great White Hope” to “The Sandlot,” James Earl Jones gave us profound performances at the intersection of race ...

James Earl Jones obituary: ... "For so many of us, you defined our childhoods from Star Wars to Lion King, from Field of Dreams to The Sandlot, from Coming to America to Dr. Strangelove.

James Earl Jones, who was 93 when he died Monday, will be remembered by baseball purists for the stirring, soul-reaching words he delivered in the 1989 film “Field of Dreams.” Cast as a ...

While The Sandlot is close to the heart of many millennial baseball fans who grew up at the time, the 1989 film Field of Dreams reached a wider baseball audience — and again James Earl Jones was ...

We all know that James Earl Jones, who sadly passed away at 93, blew audiences playing the powerful Sith Lord Darth Vader. But, we can’t forget when he played the lovable Mr. Mertle in The Sandlot.

Upon his passing at 93 years old Monday, the world reflected on the wide-reaching influence of actor James Earl Jones, whose contributions to media, film, and narration touched the lives of so ...