David Keith plays Jack Parkman, a selfish superstar catcher who is looking to replace the aging Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger) as the starter.

Takaaki Ishibashi, of Japanese comedic duo Tunnels, is outfielder Isuro "Kamikaze" Tanaka who helps excite the team.

Center fielder Willie Mays Hayes has become a Hollywood actor and fancies himself a power hitter since he got injured in his movie.

One of his first acts is to sign arrogant Oakland Athletics all-star catcher Jack Parkman, which forces Jake to compete for his old position.

In return, Japanese import Isuro Kamikaze Tanaka, a gifted left fielder with a penchant for crashing into the fence, arrives.

When Rube is hit by a pitch in his ankle during a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, Hayes is called upon to run for him but refuses, which angers Jake.

The White Sox again jump out to an early lead, but rally after Cerrano, having apparently found a balance between his newfound faith and his baseball competitiveness, hits the go ahead home run late.

The movie debuted at number one at the US box office, knocking out D2: The Mighty Ducks, another sports comedy featuring Major League star Charlie Sheen's brother, Emilio Estevez.

The site's critics consensus states: "Striking out on every joke, Major League II is a lazy sequel that belongs on the bench.

[8] In one of the lone positive reviews of the film, Rick Vanderknyff of Los Angeles Times wrote: "If that basic plot is at the core of just about every sports movie ever made, a slight variation often fuels their sequels.

The team, spoiled by success, starts to get cocky, distracted by the temptations of fame, and loses sight of the things that made it a winner in the first place--only to regain its balance in time for the rousing big-game finale.

"[9] David S. Ward announced in 2010 that he was working on a new film, which he called Major League 3, and hoped to cast the original stars Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes and Tom Berenger.

The plot would have seen Sheen's character Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn coming out of retirement to work with a young player.

Two years after that, the Indians made it to the World Series again (also telecast by NBC and again with Uecker as a commentator) ended up with the same result, this time losing to the Florida Marlins in seven games.