Last year,Kelsie Whitmorebecame only the first woman to pitch in the Atlantic League, which is the highest level of professional baseball other than MLB. Yet, when asked about whether women could make it to the major leagues, experts offer different opinions. "Yeah, I think it's a definite...
In the 1940s, when Major League Baseball pursued stars of Negro leagues, Manley feuded with the management from big-league teams. One of her adversaries was Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey, who signed Negro League star Jackie Robinson, the player who brokeMLB's color barrier in ...
She also made two putouts in left field. The 23-year-old two-way player signed with the FerryHawks on April 8, making her one of the first women to sign a contract with a professional league affiliated with Major League Baseball. Kelsie Whitmore takes the field as the first woman to ...
The article focuses on Wendy Lewis, the senior vice president of diversity and strategic alliances for Major League Baseball. She discusses bringing women and multicultural talent to careers in baseball. The a...
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“I entered Major League Baseball as an intern and, after decades of determination, it is the honor of my career to lead the Miami Marlins as their next general manager,” Ng said in a statement. “We are building for the long term in South Florida, developing a forward-thinking, collabo...
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"It was a stunt," Major League Baseball official historian John Thorn says of the "feat," which drew nationwide attention. "Mitchell couldn't break a pane of glass." In 1931, Ruth and Gehrig—among the most feared sluggers in baseball history—were an intimidating duo for the big leagues...
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Kelsie Whitmore played left field and batted ninth for the Staten Island FerryHawks on Sunday, becoming the first woman to start a game in the Atlantic League and one of the first to do so in a league connected to Major League Baseball. ...