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Little League (Replay)

May 19
21 mins

Episode Transcript

Growing up in the early 90s, R. J. McKenzie's life revolved around baseball. And in his hometown of Pomona, New York, it was all about Little League. Little League was like the thing. That's what we all look forward to. It was just the focal point of the community. That's where everybody went in the spring. And you lived and died with whatever...

Episode Description

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.

 

  • SOURCES:
    • Linda Flanagan, author.
    • Nick Mackenzie, future New York Yankees shortstop.
    • R.J. Mackenzie, physical education teacher and baseball dad.
    • John Miller, journalist and baseball coach.

 

 

 

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