A kid watches his dad play baseball and decides that's his whole life. That decision costs him everything before he's even in middle school. Major doesn't wait for you to earn the tragedy, it hits you with it early, then shows you how a nine-year-old rebuilds himself around a missing piece. The relationship between father and son isn't cute or inspirational in the safe way; it's two people who understand each other's loneliness so completely that baseball becomes the only language they have. By episode three you'll binge the rest without stopping.

Gorou Honda is a baseball-obsessed boy who dreams of turning pro like his father, Shigeharu. Widowed and stuck on a second-string team, Shigeharu draws strength from his son's admiration. When an elbow injury pushes him off the team, he sinks into despair, until a joking remark from a childhood friend convinces him to give up pitching and pick up the bat instead. Inspired, Gorou throws himself into Little League as a pitcher. Hoshino Momoko, Gorou's schoolteacher, is the first woman to catch Shigeharu's interest since his wife's death, and the lives of all three become bound together through heartbreak and triumph on the diamond. When a terrible tragedy strikes the family, they must find a way to recover and hold on to their dreams. The show mixes comedy with real sorrow, following both Little League games and adult struggles.