Levies on Chinese imports threaten to ensnare baseball in a web of higher costs.
Workers produce baseballs in a factory in Longyan, Fujian, China, August 4, 2025. Credit: Zhang Bin/China News Service/VCG via AP Images
The average minor league baseball game uses between 60-70 baseballs. Some use more than 100, and each ends up in a different part of the stands. But they all came from the same place: China.
A section of President Trump's April 2, 2025 Executive Order on 'regulating imports with a reciprocal tariff'.
For companies that produce the goods needed to take part in ‘America’s Pastime,’ tariffs are now top of mind. Sellers of baseball gear across the United States are reporting pressure to
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