Dear Mr. Fidrych is a coming of age film where the protagonist finds himself not once, but twice...

It's 1976 in Detroit. Twelve-year-old Marty Jones is intellectual and poetic. But, in his final year of youth baseball, he desperately wants to ascend to his local youth league's 'majors' and star as a pitcher. Marty blows tryouts and finds himself mired on a terrible team in the youth league minors.

When Bird-mania hits, Marty is motivated by the overnight success of the Detroit Tigers' quirky rookie sensation, Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych. Marty writes a poem to the Detroit Tigers' star, and Fidrych unexpectedly writes back, propelling Marty on a winning streak.

Thirty years later, Marty is a Chicago advertising executive muddling through a mid-life slump. His wife is thinking of leaving him; he barely knows his son; his career is faltering; and he can't find the inspiration to write new poems.

Can a father-son road trip in search of Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych help Marty reconnect with his family and his youthful optimism? Who will be the hero of Marty's own life?

The film features a poignant performance by the late Mark Fidryich, who died in a tragic accident in April 2009, just as the film was nearing completion.