They were like babies.

We had to get older kids."

What a ham

The last actor cast was Patrick Renna, who played Ham.

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“But luckily I met Pat Renna.

He was a godsend.”

“Chauncey played a goofball in the movie but was the complete antithesis of that in real life.

THE SANDLOT, Chauncey Leopardi, Patrick Renna, Shane Obedzinski, Mike Vitar, Marty York, Tom Guiery,

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He was a little player,” says Evans.

“I said, ‘You listen to me.’

He’s looking up at me: ‘What?’

THE SANDLOT, Mike Vitar, 1993, TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.

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I said, ‘You keep your tongue in your mouth.

You understand that?’

He said, ‘Okay.

Patrick Renna in ‘The Sandlot’

Patrick Renna as Hamilton “Ham” Porter in ‘The Sandlot’.Everett Collection

Can we do that again?’

I look at Marley and she laughs and goes, ‘Yeah.

We can do it one more time.'”

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For moreSandlotsecrets, check out the special featurettes on the movie’s newly released 25th-anniversary collector’s edition Blu-ray.

THE SANDLOT, Tom Guiry, Patrick Renna, 1993. TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rig

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