Hometown Stories

Season 10 Episode 18: Baseball Heals Kids

Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is home to a rare sight in this country - 2 baseball teams that bring together children with developmental disorders. Often, these children have a hard time controlling their impulses or their overwhelming emotions. They are considered to have difficulties interacting with others and learning, but, in these teams, they are fully immersed in baseball, a sport they love. The program follows the kids as, through playing baseball, they learn to face up to their challenges with the support of their families and other adults.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

15

Episodes:

312

Actor:

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2011

IMDb:

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