Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, is an American YouTuber, Social media personality, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His highly successful YouTube career might lead his fans to believe that this was Jimmy’s only love, and he always planned to pursue YouTube.

While talking about how he didn’t enjoy being around people in his childhood, MrBeast revealed some of his childhood interests. Surprisingly, the internet sensation has a passionate love for baseball.

MrBeast’s love for baseball

In his recent documentary, MrBeast talked about when he first swung a baseball bat and why did he even start playing baseball in the first place? MrBeast said, “I have a very obsessive personality. When I like something, it just consumes my life. My first instance of that was probably baseball. I didn’t want to do anything else. Good luck getting me to study for a test at that age.”

During the documentary, Jimmy also revealed that baseball was his obsession. He used to just love baseball with all his heart. His mother notes, “When he first won that bat at 10 years old, it was nonstop. He was driven in little league going on playing in Babe Ruth. He absolutely loved baseball.”

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MrBeast – childhood, YouTube journey, and more

At this moment, MrBeast is no less than an internet sensation. With over 90 million subscribers on the red platform, Jimmy Donaldson has truly outdone himself in terms of creating quality content for his audience. From recreating the widely popular Squid Games in real life to burying himself alive for 50 days, MrBeast has done it all.

The 51 minute documentary of MrBeast reveals a lot about the YouTube King. From his childhood to the start of his YouTube journey, Jimmy’s life has been a total roller coaster ride. With interviews from MrBeast’s YouTube team, family, friends, and the people and community, he had touched and changed for the better. This video is truly inspiring, endearing, and full of hope. Beyond the spotlight, everything is different. The real life differs totally from the 20 minutes long YouTube he uploads.

Who would have guessed that the YouTube sensation we all know today was interested in something else back in the day? What’s your take on this?

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