Will Leitch, in his New York Magazine column, advances an interesting question.

If we accept that the world will no longer allow for multiple-sport stars, what sport should a burgeoning superstar choose?

His only metric is the “universally accepted do-what’s-good-for-your-bottom-line” one, which is basically making a lot of money playing this specific sport. Leitch’s “mythical, hypothetical 18-year-old wunderkind” wants to maximize his earning potential and have the highest possible quality of life.

I was a bit surprised that individual sports like golf, tennis, and NASCAR did not translate into vast paydays, comparatively speaking.

His answer is fascinating. At the onset of reading his piece, I guessed Major League Baseball, but I was wrong.