Breakthrough Series revisits Compton origins

In 2008, MLB’s Compton-based UYA hosted the first-ever Breakthrough Series. It’s a four-day event, blending elements of a showcase and an instructional league. Former MLB players and personnel serve as campers’ teachers, with separate clinics held for both baseball and softball players. Ten years later, seventy kids from across the country have traveled to Compton, Calif. to participate in the event.