WHO WE SERVE
WHO WE SERVE

Removing Barriers to the Game

For many families, participating in youth baseball or softball requires significant financial and logistical resources. Travel teams, equipment costs, and tournament fees have transformed youth sports into a system that often favors those with financial access.

The Players Alliance is working to remove these barriers by providing equipment, supporting community programs, and creating opportunities for youth who may otherwise be excluded from the game.

Access should never determine opportunity.

Our initiatives support youth athletes, coaches, schools, and community organizations by providing essential resources, mentorship, and opportunities that help players grow both on and off the field.

Snapshot of the youth we serve

Economic Disparities

Their families income averages $27,000/yr while elite baseball costs an estimated $24,000/yr

Demographics

They come from various backgrounds: Black 70.1%; Lation/Hispanic 14.7%; White 11.2%; Asian/Other 4%

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Childhood Poverty

Youth supported by TPA typically live in communities experiencing poverty at 2-3x the NATIONAL AVERAGE

Locale

They live in 1 of 78 cities in the US and Caribbean supported by TPA

creating pathways to college

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College Coaches Attended

12

Players received scholarships

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TPA launched The Collegiate Combine to remove cost barriers to deliver first-time exposure for skilled public-school athletes outside the travel-ball circuit.

Hosted in our Focus City of Detroit, where youth poverty approaches 49%

A pipleine of new
mlb talent

Through a fully integrated partnership with TrackMan, TPA is equipping 13 Div-1 HBCU baseball programs with portable and stadium units to provide athletes with performance data needed by MLB clubs to evaluate talent.

mlb teams will now  be able to evaluate an additional

520

HBCU Players

2000

Prospects will benefit through camps, tournaments, and stadium events

visibility for overlooked talent

Named in honor of Cincinnati Reds legend Eric Davis, The Davis League is a high-level training and preparation program designed to support professional players as they prepare for the upcoming season.

The Players Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization led by current and former professional baseball players, dedicated to breaking down systemic barriers to equity and inclusion both on and off the field.

When you donate to TPA, you make the game more accessible to youth across the country.
Leveling The Playing Field
Leveling The Playing Field
Leveling The Playing Field

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