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Burned out and broke, former big-league pitcher Kenny Powers returns home to North Carolina to teach PE at the local middle school he once attended--and sets his sights on winning back his high-school flame April.
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- 01Chapter 9Puzzled by the Mexican fansʼ lukewarm reception, Kenny starts a grassroots PR campaign to burnish his image, but it takes a vintage Powers flare-up to bring the crowd to its feet. Kenny makes inroads with Vida by inviting her to Sebastianʼs yacht party.
- 02Chapter 10Though Charros fans respond to Kenny, he is warned by Roger about the perils of showboating. Kenny learns he has serious competition in his courtship of Vida.
- 03Chapter 12Kenny settles some old scores and shows Mexico what heʼs really made of.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Chapter 1February 15, 2009Kenny Powers, a brash former baseball pitcher whose career has fizzled out, returns to his hometown but immediately discovers that he is not
- S01E02Chapter 2February 22, 2009Kenny Powers tries to cash in by becoming the spokesman for a luxury car dealership. After an embarrassing scene at the dealership, Powers a
- S01E03Chapter 3March 1, 2009After Kenny sets Stevie up to take the rap for his own alcohol-fueled car crash, Kenny hires Stevie as his assistant. Thinking it's worth a
- S01E04Chapter 4March 8, 2009Stevie puts together a DVD of Kenny's greatest moments in the hopes that the major leagues will notice. Later, Kenny attends a barbecue with
- S01E05Season's bestChapter 5March 15, 2009Thanks largely to Terrence's words, Kenny decides to give up on his dream of returning to professional baseball. Meanwhile, arrogant car dea
- S01E06Chapter 6March 22, 2009Kenny gets a contract offer from a member of Tampa's front office and in true Kenny Powers fashion, he subsequently burns a few bridges. The
Season02Best season
- S02E01Chapter 7September 26, 2010Kenny resurfaces in Mexico under an alias and with a passion for cockfighting, but draws the attention of a baseball manager who wonders if
- S02E02Chapter 8October 3, 2010Charros owner Sebastian Cisneros agrees to pull out all the stops in promoting Kenny Powersʼ return to organized baseball, but Kenny loses m
- S02E03Season's bestChapter 9October 10, 2010Puzzled by the Mexican fansʼ lukewarm reception, Kenny starts a grassroots PR campaign to burnish his image, but it takes a vintage Powers f
- S02E04Chapter 10October 17, 2010Though Charros fans respond to Kenny, he is warned by Roger about the perils of showboating. Kenny learns he has serious competition in his
- S02E05Chapter 11October 24, 2010Kenny considers a new full-time life working in Mexico.
- S02E06Chapter 12October 31, 2010Kenny settles some old scores and shows Mexico what heʼs really made of.
- S02E07Chapter 13November 7, 2010Kenny and Stevie return to their hometown of Shelby, NC. April has a surprise waiting for Kenny.
Season03
- S03E01Chapter 14February 19, 2012After a great start to his season with the Myrtle Beach Mermen, Kenny returns home for his son's first birthday. April then comes to Myrtle
- S03E02Chapter 15February 26, 2012Kenny attempts to track down April to no avail and also fails in pawning Toby off on his brother. Realizing he will need help if he is to ra
- S03E03Season's bestChapter 16March 4, 2012Pro scout Roy McDaniel arrives in Myrtle Beach to ask Kenny to mentor Ivan Dochenko, a promising young Russian pitching prospect. Stevie lay
- S03E04Chapter 17March 11, 2012Kenny thinks his son Toby is cursed and might be to blame for a recent run of bad luck, and later tries to bond with Shane's puritanical fam
- S03E05Chapter 18March 18, 2012Kenny is shocked when he receives some unexpected visitors, and in a desperate attempt to regain control over his team, he plans the ultimat
- S03E06Chapter 19March 25, 2012Stevie continues to grieve over what he has lost, while Kenny attempts to come to terms with the challenging responsibilities he faces as a
- S03E07Chapter 20April 8, 2012Desperate to return to the mound, Kenny attempts to get back in the good graces of his manager, but his quest for redemption is complicated
- S03E08Chapter 21April 15, 2012While Kenny attempts to handle the current path his life seems to be taking, an unanticipated and suspicious turn of events changes the futu
Season04
- S04E01Chapter 22September 29, 2013After faking his death, Kenny Powers is now a family man—with his wife, April, two little kids and a home in the suburbs. He works at a car
- S04E02Chapter 23October 6, 2013Kenny discusses a career move with Guy Young and tries to coax Stevie back to the Powers team.
- S04E03Season's bestChapter 24October 13, 2013An overnight trip to a water park is a wholesome treat from Kenny to his family and friends, but it sets the stage for an evening of debauch
- S04E04Chapter 25October 20, 2013Kenny makes good on a threat to Gene. Stevie finds Kenny a charity to promote for Guy's dragon boat race. Toby uses his dad as a role model
- S04E05Chapter 26October 27, 2013April convinces Kenny to attend couples therapy. Kenny and Stevie lay out a business plan to take advantage of the former's resurgence.
- S04E06Chapter 27November 3, 2013Kenny gets rattled when Guy introduces a new wild card to the show. Stevie recruits Maria to help promote Kenny's side business. April reach
- S04E07Chapter 28November 10, 2013Kenny finds his personal travails taking a toll at work. Stevie keeps up appearances in the face of adversity. Dustin and Cassie help Kenny
- S04E08Chapter 29November 17, 2013At his boss' insistence, Kenny returns a favor. Stevie offers revisions to Kenny's life story. April weighs a big decision.
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