Andrew Barker of Variety wrote, "A brotherly love tale substantially weightier than its baseball road-trip premise might indicate, Chasing 3000 overcomes some heavy-handed moments and narrative shortcuts with a surprising degree of emotional honesty".
ˈændɹuː bˈɑːɹkɚɹ ʌv vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ɹˈoʊt, "ɐ bɹˈʌðɚli lˈʌv tˈeɪl səbstˈænʃəli wˈeɪɾiɚ ðɐn ɪts bˈeɪsbɔːl ɹˈoʊdtɹˈɪp pɹˈɛmɪs mˌaɪt ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt, tʃˈeɪsɪŋ θɹˈiː θˈaʊzənd ˌoʊvɚkˈʌmz sˌʌm hˈɛvihˈændᵻd mˈoʊmənts ænd nˈæɹətˌɪv ʃˈɔːɹtkʌts wɪð ɐ sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv ɪmˈoʊʃənəl ˈɑːnɪsti".