It’s always been just Ryder and his mom ever since Ryder could remember. But one day, on the way home from Ryder’s baseball team practice, everything suddenly comes to a halt.

Now Ryder’s mom is in the hospital fighting for her life, with only an expensive operation to save her. Ryder’s world stops completely, but he knows he has to save her.

He finds in his mother’s closet a letter and a baseball signed by a Major League Baseball player, and he’s sure the ball contains his father’s signature. So with this clue, and the help of his next door neighbor and a New York City firefighter, Ryder goes on the search of his life to find his father and get the support he needs to save his mom. But will everything fall into place in time to save her, or will Ryder become a lost boy forever