I know it is hypocritical cause I did travel for one son 10 years ago (but not until 15 years old and he did go on to pitch in college), but all this travel and select baseball/softball has become an out-of-control cottage industry. It starts at around 9 to 10 years old. Every parent thinks their kid is the next Mike Trout.
They way the MLB runs these residential recruiting campuses in Central and South America ever seeing a pro career is a pipe-dream for American kids.
Most youth sports is a similar scam. I have a friend who pays something like $14000 a year so his kid can travel around and kick a ball.
“Oh, but he might get a scholarship” So what, you’ve paid for his entire education and wasted every single weekend of your life in the process.