Brooke Cooper was 12 years old when she thought her career in baseball was over. She had aged out of her local Little League offerings and there were no more opportunities for girls to play the sport, Cooper tells CNBC Make It. She tried playing softball next, which is traditionally seen as the female counterpart to baseball, but says she "didn't have the same passion." "I loved playing baseball," Cooper, now 33, says. "I never pictured I could have a career in baseball." In March 2024, Cooper