Is Bottom of the 9th a True Story? Fact vs. Fiction

Is Bottom of the 9th a True Story? Fact-Checking the Baseball Drama

When sports movies hit the screen, viewers naturally wonder how much of the gridiron, court, or diamond action actually happened. Released in 2019, the gritty baseball drama Bottom of the 9th (originally titled This Is Our Time) follows Roy Hayes, a disgraced former baseball prospect attempting a nearly impossible comeback in Major League Baseball after serving a lengthy prison sentence.