Netflix Documentary Tells the Story of Pirates Ultimate Underdog Story Gift Ngoepe
As many of us are quarantined at home during the pandemic, almost everyone is turning to streaming services like Hulu and Netflix to pass the time. "Hope: One in a Billion" is just one of the things you can watch on Netflix to hear the inspiring story of a former Pirates Minor Leaguer. Like many of you reading this article, the stay at home orders have forced me to work from home. I was scrolling through Netflix looking for something to put on in the background and decided to search baseball movies, since I was missing the sport we all love. That is when I saw a familiar face in one of the thumbnails for a documentary called "Hope: One in a Billion." It was former Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Gift Ngoepe, and it told the story of his journey from Johannesburg, South Africa to becoming the first player from Africa to play in Major League Baseball. On Wednesday, April 27th, Gift Ngoepe would make his MLB debut with the Pirates coming in as a defensive repl...