33-year-old was rejected from a baseball internship, now she's the team's general manager: 'I never pictured I could have a career in baseball'

Why did Broadcom's stock surge after OpenAI deal? How are Trump's tariffs affecting US consumers? What impact will JPMorgan's $1.5 trillion investment have? Why is Samsung expecting record quarterly profits? How did the Gaza ceasefire affect markets? What caused Qantas Airways' customer data leak? Why is the Dutch government taking control of chipmaker?

33-year-old was rejected from a baseball internship, now she's the team's general manager: 'I never pictured I could have a career in baseball'

cnbc.com/2025/10/12/33-year-old-was-rejected-from-a-baseball-internship-now-shes-the-teams-general-manager.html

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…

This story appeared on cnbc.com, 2025-10-12 13:45:01.