"A modest but poignant hangout film that resonates long after the last pitch."
— Tim Grierson, Screen International
"Modest and moving, it’s a new sports-movie classic, as sneakily effective as the pitch which gives it its title."
— Nick Schager, The Daily Beast
"Its pearls of practical wisdom and jewels of melancholic wit make Eephus a gem, which is fitting, for a movie about a game played on a diamond."
— Jessica Kiang, Variety
"The film’s only villain is the passage of time, and its protagonists are simply facing the unpleasant realization that their era is ending sooner than their lifespans."
— Christian Zilko, IndieWire
"With a gentle yet rigorous vision, Eephus coalesces into a reflective study of nostalgia: both for a game that has evolved and for a certain kind of American social life that is dwindling as fast as the sun fades."
— Jordan Raup, The Film Stage
"Eephus belongs with the great baseball movies not because of any major league ambitions but because it understands what the game has meant and still means in small towns, among average people and weekend players."
— Ty Burr, Washington Post
"It dwells in some languid liminal space between hangout movie and elegy, a tribute to the community institutions that hold us together, that introduce us to one another and that, in an age of optimized life choices and disappearing public spaces, are slowly fading away."
— Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times
