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The Sandlot’s Patrick Renna says the movie confused his kids: ‘This guy looks like dad, but he's young’

Patrick Renna, who starred as Ham in 'The Sandlot,' says his young kids have only seen the childhood classic 'once or twice,' and were confused by seeing their dad (now 46) at such a young age.

But for the young kids of Patrick Renna, who played the scene-stealing, fan-favorite Ham, seeing their dad deliver lines like "You mix your Wheaties with your mama's toe jam" can be a little disorienting. As part of a new brand partnership with Advanced Herbals (from the makers of Dramamine), he recently teamed up with his oldest son to recreate the movie's iconic carnival scene, where the kids projectile vomit on a ride after trying chewing tobacco for the first time. While his sons have grown accustomed to Sandlot fans stopping him to talk (and recite favorite lines such as "You're killin' me, Smalls"), Renna says they still don't totally grasp how important the movie remains to so many people.

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