About this episode

This episode explores the commercialization of youth baseball and the rise of expensive travel leagues.

Youth baseball — long a widely accessible American pastime — has become overrun by $10,000-per-year, for-profit travel leagues. Zachary Crockett peers inside the dugout. This episode was originally published on June 16th, 2024.

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