The version that he played was a slower, Latin jazz-style performance of the national anthem, which many people felt was a complete desecration of the country.
Detroit Tigers greats lended their services for the film. Former Detroit manager Billy Martin played himself, and former Tigers’ players Norm Cash, Bill Freehan, Al Kaline, and Jim Northrup also appeared as themselves.
Unfortunately, he never gained massive success and was one strikeout shy of 300 for his career. Most likely, his most notable stat was that he gave up what The Babe and many people feel was the longest Homerun and Babe Ruth’s career while pitching for Detroit.