Reality Moms Spill Boozy Secrets on New Baseball Show
Mothers on "Team Moms: Baseball" admit to heavy drinking during sons' lengthy games.
The mothers featured on the new Paramount+ reality series "Team Moms: Baseball" are opening up about their coping mechanisms during their sons' extensive baseball games, which often last up to 14 hours.
According to cast members, including Trish Mears and Trina Taylor, the Arizona Athletic Grounds, where the young athletes train, features an on-site restaurant and bar that opens early. Some mothers have been seen consuming Bloody Marys and White Claws to pass the time during these marathon weekends.
Mears shared an anecdote about attending a game after foot surgery, where she and seven other mothers were transported to the bar via golf cart for drinks. "We ended up loading like eight of us . . . and laughing our butts off," she recalled.
Taylor mentioned that the availability of beverages like White Claws and beer from a "booze truck" helps to "keep the days flowing."
However, the consumption of alcohol has sometimes led to disruptive behavior. Mears noted that "some of the moms get pretty mouthy when they’ve had a few drinks," even recounting an incident where one mother allegedly broke a windshield and urinated on a car.
The show follows the lives of mothers whose sons attend Legendary Prep Academy, an elite baseball training school in Scottsdale, Arizona. The academy, which costs $30,900 annually, offers students two hours of daily online academic instruction followed by six hours of athletic training. Scouts from colleges and Major League Baseball frequently attend games to observe the young players.
"The MLB is obviously the goal right now . . . and there is no plan B," said Rylee Baldri, a student at the academy whose mother is featured on the show.
The series, produced by Kim Kardashian, debuted on Thursday. Some cast members, like Heather Feldhacker, expressed disappointment at not meeting Kardashian, despite naming her children with the same initial as Kardashian's children. Feldhacker also revealed personal struggles on the show, including coming out as gay and divorcing her husband.
Another cast member, Nina Scoffone, a Pilates instructor at the academy, expressed indifference to potential criticism, stating, "I don’t care. Bring it."