Teenaged Pete Young lands his dream job as batboy for his hometown big-league team, the New York Empires. He soon discovers, though, that things are not as glamorous as they seem from the outside -- to say nothing of the fact that he's lying to his single mom about what he's doing after school. Fortunately, the team's star and the wise equipment manager take a liking to the kid and show him the ropes. While working for the team, Pete experiences both normal and not-so-normal problems that teens face.