At a young age, twin baseball players Julio and Esteban Pimental leave their home in the Caribbean country of Courteguay for the American major leagues. To the chagrin of the team that employs them, Julio, a winning pitcher, will only throw to his brother, a mediocre player. Despite the distance from their homeland, the brothers' lives, monitored by the mysterious Wizard, continue to be shaped by events there, including regular coups and the outlawing of baseball.