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Youth Baseball Costs Spiral With $500 Bats and Travel Teams
Original: Advanced Stats and $500 Bats: Why Baseball for 6-Year-Olds Is Breaking the Bank
The Wall Street Journal reports that even baseball for six-year-olds is becoming a major expense, with parents spending on $500 bats, private coaching, and advanced statistics-driven travel teams. The piece traces how competitive youth programs have turned a children's game into a costly arms race, with families paying thousands of dollars a year before kids reach Little League age.
Why now: Parents are reacting to the steep and rising cost of youth sports participation.
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