Play Ball! The “Great Bambino” Ham, one of the stars of the baseball classic movie Sandlot took part in a home run derby with Josh Horton and Trick Shot Battles. Patrick Renna, who played Ham, has remained active in Hollywood with dozens of parts in movies and television shows since his breakthrough role in Sandlot in 1993. He played Hamilton “Ham” Porter, the boisterous catcher and slugger on the team.