Production on the second season of the show began in May 2010. The setting moved to
Mexico, with shooting actually occurring in
Gurabo, Puerto Rico. The new season brought several changes to the cast, including new faces
Michael Peña and
Ana de la Reguera, who play the owner of a Mexican baseball team and Kenny's new love interest, respectively.
Don Johnson appeared in the role of Kenny's father, whom Kenny and Stevie managed to track down in Mexico. All of the supporting cast from the first season are absent or only make cameo appearances, with the only exception being
Steve Little as Stevie Janowski, who follows Kenny to Mexico. Ben Best is not a writer for Season 2 but returns in a small role as Clegg.
Adam Scott returns in two episodes as the now
cocaine-free baseball executive Pat Anderson. Actor
Deep Roy joined the cast as Aaron, one of Kenny's new Mexican sidekicks. The Mexican baseball team owned by Peña's character Sebastian Cisneros, the Charros, is coached by Roger Hernandez, played by actor
Marco Rodriguez. Co-director Jody Hill described the season as "a cross between the films
Amores perros and
The Bad News Bears". Hill directed four episodes in season two, while
David Gordon Green directed three. Season 2 premiered on September 26, 2010.
Vice magazine reported on August 31, 2010 that "it's worthy of the original and is its own different, more somber beast." Season 3 saw
Jason Sudeikis join the cast, and the returns of
Matthew McConaughey as Texas scout Roy McDaniel, and
Will Ferrell who reprised his role as car salesman Ashley Schaeffer.
Ike Barinholtz also joined the cast as Ivan, a
Russian pitcher who serves as Kenny's competition. The show was filmed in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at
TicketReturn.com Field and features Kenny as a member of a
minor league baseball team called Myrtle Beach Mermen. ==Reception==