I did an episode of “Salute Your Shorts,” then my second audition was “Sandlot ... My closest cousin lives outside Boston now, but he grew up in Malden. That’s where my grandmother ...

Renna grew up playing Little League in Boston, and then booked “The Sandlot” after his second ... Because it's now out of your hands. And being on the other side, and casting as a producer ...

From "The Sandlot" to storytelling, actor Patrick Renna shares why baseball, friendship and nostalgia inspired his first kid's book. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.