--- ---  # _The Sandlot_ Cast Reunion Will Remind You That Life Moves Fast  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 12, 2018 6:18 PM UTC  The gang of kids in a scene from the film 'The Sandlot', 1993\. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images) The gang of kids in a scene from the film 'The Sandlot', 1993\. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images)Archive Photos—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 12, 2018 6:18 PM UTC The cast of [_The Sandlot_](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/09/20-things-we-learned-about-the-sandlot-after-talking-with-scotty-smalls/) reunited on Thursday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the beloved [coming-of-age movie](http://time.com/5006939/lady-bird-captures-joy-pain-coming-of-age/) with an appearance on _The Today Show_. While Mike Vitar (better known as Benny “the Jet” Rodriguez) wasn’t able to make the reunion, the rest of the cast and [David Mickey Evans](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/09/20-things-we-learned-about-the-sandlot-after-talking-with-scotty-smalls/), the director, narrator and writer of the movie, were all on deck to celebrate a quarter of a century with _The Sandlot_. “The film was made with the same amount of love that people have for it, and it was the greatest summer of our lives,” Evans said. For Patrick Renna, who played Hamilton “Ham” Porter, the reunion was a reminder that some friendships are just meant to stand the test of time. “Seeing these guys, some of ’em I haven’t seen in 25 years, but it is just like we’re back,” he said. Watch _The Sandlot_ reunion below. The Sandlot Cast Reunited for the Movie's 25th Anniversary ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5237999/the-sandlot-cast-reunites-25th-anniversary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5237999/the-sandlot-cast-reunites-25th-anniversary/"},"headline":"The Sandlot Cast Reunion Will Remind You That Life Moves Fast","datePublished":"2018-04-12T18:18:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:06.284Z","description":"\"It was the greatest summer of our lives\"","url":"https://time.com/5237999/the-sandlot-cast-reunites-25th-anniversary/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaabafac016cf3da5/69892d7e8fd2ee721935b4b1/the-sandlot-cast-reunion.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaabafac016cf3da5/69892d7e8fd2ee721935b4b1/the-sandlot-cast-reunion.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Sandlot","caption":"The Sandlot","creditText":"Archive Photos—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5237999/the-sandlot-cast-reunites-25th-anniversary/","name":"The Sandlot Cast Reunion Will Remind You That Life Moves Fast"}}]}] ```