Major League: Back to the Minors

149. Major League: Back to the Minors

Major League: Back to the Minors is the third and final film in the Major League series.

This one's a bit different than the other two in that it doesn't follow the Cleveland Indians. Rather, it focuses on the Buzz, a farm club for the Minnesota Twins. Roger Dorn is now the owner of the Twins. He recruits Gus Cantrell, a journeyman pitcher to become the new manager of the Buzz, the Twins' AAA farm team. The manager of the Twins doesn't get along very well with Gus due to some issues from the past. Ultimately, a challenge is issued for the Buzz to play the Twins for bragging rights.

This is a surprisingly decent movie, all things considered. As always, the baseball stuff is done really well. The cast is solid with newcomers Scott Bakula and Ted McGinley as the clashing managers. Both are good here. I've always liked both of them so it's good to see them together. The list of returning cast members shrinks down here some with only Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert and Bob Uecker appearing in all 3 movies. Eric Bruskotter and Takaaki Ishibashi do reprise their roles from the previous sequel. Walton Goggins, Kenny Johnson, Judson Mills and Peter MacKenzie are the other prominent Buzz players. Oddly enough, a few years later, Goggins and Johnson would go on to be members of the Strike Force on The Shield.

All in all, I'd recommend this one. Especially if you've enjoyed the others in this series.