Qualifications
It shouldn't come as a surprise that baseball players don't need any formal education. There are no specific post-secondary credentials required to hit and catch a ball. Many teams draft players for their minor league farm systems right out of high school.
The most important qualifications you need as a baseball player can't be gauged by an SAT score—you need some grade-A physical capability instead. You need strength, speed, and technical skills—and not just enough of each to get by in gym class. You need to be stronger, faster, and smarter than thousands and thousands of impressively strong, fast, and smart players.
But you won't make it alone. You'll also need a veritable army of people behind you: family members to come to your games, coaches and administrators who can pull strings for you, and scouts who can recommend you to baseball's higher-ups. No matter your batting average or your wicked curveball, you've got to get in front of the people who can make or break your professional career.