The Sandlot, Mike Vitar, Marty York, Shane Obedzinski, Victor DiMattia, Tom Guiry, Chauncey Leopardi, Patrick Renna, Brandon Adams, Grant Gelt, 1993. 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on Reddit Post a Comment Share on Whats App Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Print the Article Share on Tumblr The Beast, P.F. Flyers, L7 Weenie - they all have one thing in common: The Sandlot. Making its mark on baseball movie culture in the early 1990s, the film quickly became a classic, with kids across the country quoting its most memorable moments ("You're killin' me, Smalls"). Released on April 7, 1993, The Sandlot follows the antics of a baseball-loving crew of kids who, during one legendary summer, play ball underneath the Fourth of July fireworks, roast s'mores at a campout and watch in amazement as their dweebiest teammate kisses the hot lifeguard - and lives to tell the tale. Their biggest pickle comes when they accidentally sacrifice a Babe Ruth-signed baseball to the neighborhood dog, and their ringleader, Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez, takes his chance at outrunning the Beast to get it back. The Hollywood Reporter is going down memory lane to remember where the stars were, and look at where they are now. Ready for some good news? The gang's still together, as several castmembers have said recently that they still keep in touch via group chats. Related Stories Related Story Milwaukee Brewers Re-create Memorable Scene From 'The Sandlot' Tom Guiry as Scott Smalls Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection; Chelsea Guglielmino/WireImage Born in October 1981, Tom Guiry made his film debut as "new kid in town" Scotty Smalls in The Sandlot at age 11. Projected into an acting career after the movie's success, Guiry went on to star in the 1994 film Lassie and 1996's The Last Home Run. Moving on to more serious roles, Guiry landed the part of Yurek in 2001's Black Hawk Down and carried on with a performance in Mystic River in 2003. He also appeared in the 2015 Oscar-winning film The Revenant with Leonardo DiCaprio. Guiry missed the 20th reunion of The Sandlot cast after being detained in a Texas airport for alleged drunken behavior and made headlines again after a run-in with a neighbor. As for his more recent work, Guiry played a priest in the pro-life film Roe v. Wade (2019) starring Jon Voight, Nick Loeb and Stacey Dash. He then appeared in Sandra Bullock starrer The Unforgivable (2021) and a comedy called Killin Smallz (2022), in which a mob plots to kidnap Guiry, playing a version of himself. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Janelle, and three children. Mike Vitar as Benny "the Jet" Rodriguez Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection Making his debut in Diplomatic Immunity (1991) after being discovered by a casting agent while waiting in line for a carnival ride, Mike Vitar went on to have a five-year acting career. He played the baseball-obsessed Benny in The Sandlot (with adult Benny portrayed by his older brother Pablo) and went on to play Luis Mendoza in the Mighty Ducks movies. His last credit was on a 1997 episode of Chicago Hope, after which Vitar retired from acting and eventually joined the Los Angeles Fire Department. He's lived out of the public eye since then, except for a 2015 incident that led to him pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery. He served no jail time and kept his job with the fire department. Vitar and his wife, Kym, have three children. Patrick Renna as "Ham" Porter Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection; VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images After stealing scenes in The Sandlot as Ham, Patrick Renna went on to appear in a multitude of work. Most notable were his performances in the 1993 film Son in Law, the 2000 film Very Mean Men and 2003's National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze. Through the years, he's also guested on television series including Boy Meets World, The X Files, ER, Boston Legal, Bones and CSI. More recently, he played Cupcake in GLOW and an umpire in Mel Gibson- and Mason Thames-starring Monster Summer (2024). Renna is active on social media, with 3.8 million followers on TikTok, and in February 2025 published a children's book, A Little Slugger's Guide to the Unwritten Rules of Baseball and Life. He has three kids with his wife, Jasmin. Chauncey Leopardi as Michael "Squints" Palledorous Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection; Tiffany Rose/Getty Images Making his television debut at age 9, Chauncey Leopardi already had a credit in Father of the Bride under his belt when he was cast as Squints, the love-obsessed kid with near-sighted vision. After the success of The Sandlot, Leopardi went on to appear in 1995's Casper and the comedy Houseguest. After getting recurring parts in the TV series Freaks and Geeks and Gilmore Girls,