Mississippi High School Baseball (From WSJ Today)

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<h1>In-State Rivalries Lack In-State Players </h1><div class="mastertextCenter" id="articleTabs_panel_article" done1="21" done4="82" done3="21" done2="21" done0="0"><div class="padding-left-big" done1="21" done4="82" done3="21" done2="21" done0="0"><div class="col6wide colOverflowTruncated" id="article_story" done1="21" done4="82" done3="21" done2="21" done0="0"><div class="article story" id="article_story_body" done1="24" done4="101" done0="0"><div class="articlePage" done1="24" done4="101" done3="24" done2="24">

(Not going to put the whole article here, just this part:)

As for per capita performance, Mississippi tops the league. That state's only issue is its achievements—pitcher Roy Oswalt's credentials are fine, but the other 13 Mississippians have a combined zero All-Star appearances.</p><cite class="tagline">—David Biderman</cite><div class="insetCol6wide" done1="28" done4="102" done3="28" done2="28"><div class="insetContent" done1="28" done4="102" done3="28" done2="28"><h3 class="first">Per Capita Leaders</h3><a rel="nofollow" name="U10137753262bmC"></a>

The U.S. states with the most MLB players per capita.*</p><table width="100%" done1="29" done4="103" done3="29" done2="29"><tbody done1="29" done4="103" done3="29" done2="29"><tr class="odd"><td valign="top" align="left">State </td><td valign="top" align="left">Players </td><td valign="top" align="middle">Players
Per Capita
</td></tr><tr class="even" done1="29" done4="103" done3="29" done2="29"><td valign="top" align="left" done1="29" done4="103" done3="29" done2="29"><a rel="nofollow" name="U308502122028GE"></a>

Mississippi</p></td><td valign="top" align="left" done1="30" done4="104" done3="30" done2="30"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202ngD"></a>

14</p></td><td valign="top" align="right" done1="31" done4="105" done3="31" done2="31"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202NzC"></a>

210,857</p></td></tr><tr class="odd" done1="32" done4="106" done3="32" done2="32"><td valign="top" align="left" done1="32" done3="32" done2="32">

California</p></td><td valign="top" align="left" done1="33" done3="33" done2="33">

132</p></td><td valign="top" align="right" done1="34" done4="106" done3="34" done2="34"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202peG"></a>

280,013</p></td></tr><tr class="even" done1="35" done4="107" done3="35" done2="35"><td valign="top" align="left" done1="35" done4="107" done3="35" done2="35"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202PQE"></a>

Washington</p></td><td valign="top" align="left" done1="36" done4="108" done3="36" done2="36"><a rel="nofollow" name="U308502122025fF"></a>

21</p></td><td valign="top" align="right" done1="37" done4="109" done3="37" done2="37"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202vUE"></a>

317,343</p></td></tr><tr class="odd" done1="38" done4="110" done3="38" done2="38"><td valign="top" align="left" done1="38" done3="38" done2="38">

Florida</p></td><td valign="top" align="left">58</td><td valign="top" align="right" done1="39" done4="110" done3="39" done2="39"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202aLG"></a>

319,620</p></td></tr><tr class="even" done1="40" done4="111" done3="40" done2="40"><td valign="top" align="left" done1="40" done4="111" done3="40" done2="40"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202ykC"></a>

Hawaii</p></td><td valign="top" align="left">4</td><td valign="top" align="right" done1="41" done4="112" done3="41" done2="41"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202whB"></a>

323,795</p></td></tr><tr class="odd" done1="42" done4="113" done3="42" done2="42"><td valign="top" align="left" done1="42" done3="42" done2="42">

Georgia</p></td><td valign="top" align="left">30</td><td valign="top" align="right" done1="43" done4="113" done3="43" done2="43"><a rel="nofollow" name="U308502122028II"></a>

327,640</p></td></tr><tr class="even" done1="44" done4="114" done3="44" done2="44"><td valign="top" align="left" done1="44" done4="114" done3="44" done2="44"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202ynH"></a>

Oklahoma</p></td><td valign="top" align="left">10</td><td valign="top" align="right" done1="45" done4="115" done3="45" done2="45"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202xhB"></a>

368,705</p></td></tr><tr class="odd" done1="46" done4="116" done3="46" done2="46"><td valign="top" align="left" done1="46" done3="46" done2="46">

Louisiana</p></td><td valign="top" align="left">12</td><td valign="top" align="right" done1="47" done4="116" done3="47" done2="47"><a rel="nofollow" name="U30850212202w5D"></a>

374,340</p></td></tr><tr class="even" done1="48" done4="117" done3="48" done2="48"><td valign="top" align="left" done1="48" done3="48" done2="48">

New Hampshire</p></td><td valign="top" align="left">3</td><td valign="top" align="right" done1="49" done4="117" done3="49" done2="49"><a rel="nofollow" name="U308502122029HD"></a>

441,525</p></td></tr></tbody></table><a rel="nofollow" name="U101377532624DG"></a>

*based on where they attended high school</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>