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You can watch Eight Men Out (1988) for free on Hoopla, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey - a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey's demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America's favorite pastime.

Greedy owners and cheap management push talented ballplayers into a corner where the temptation of a quick payout becomes impossible to resist. This period piece captures the exact moment integrity crumbled under the weight of systemic disrespect.

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