It is revealed she previously targeted other top athletes. Hobbs answers yes, and Harriet shoots him in the abdomen, then commits suicide. She asks if Hobbs's boast that he can be "the best there ever was," is true. In Chicago, Harriet invites Hobbs to her hotel room. Harriet Bird, a mysterious young woman also traveling on the train, takes notice and turns her attention from the Whammer to Hobbs. At a carnival during a stopover, Hobbs wins a bet that he can strike out the Whammer. While on the train, he meets legendary ballplayer "the Whammer" and sportswriter Max Mercy. Now 19 years old, Hobbs heads to Chicago for a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, leaving behind his girlfriend, Iris. Hobbs makes a baseball bat from the splintered wood, burning a lightning bolt and the name “Wonderboy” into the barrel. suffers an early fatal heart attack, lightning strikes the oak tree he died next to. In 1910s Nebraska, young Roy Hobbs learns to play baseball from his father. ( February 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.
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