MIKE LUPICA HEAT

verview of "Heat"
In "Heat," the protagonist Michael Arroyo is a talented young baseball player whose devastating fastball makes him a standout in Little League. However, his life is complicated by harsh realities; he is an orphan living with his older brother Carlos after fleeing Cuba, leaving them vulnerable to separation by social services. With no way to prove his age (as he lacks a birth certificate), Michael risks being accused of being older than he is, which threatens both his baseball aspirations and his familial bond with Carlo