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...
The Women's Professional Baseball League (WPBL) announced plans last month to launch in 2026 as a six-team circuit for female players. If and when it debuts, it will be the first pro league for women since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League — the one immo...
All across professional baseball, women are making an unprecedented impact. The number of women working in both on- and off-field roles in the game is growing like never before, blazing trails in the sport’s coaching, scouting and executive ranks alike.
Marshall is a delightfully entertaining comic rendition of the story of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League and the book "Girls of Summer: In Their Own League" by author Lois Browne, gives a well documented and historically accurate account of women's baseball during World War II...
So when she recently heard about plans to give today’s players the chance to shine against other women in baseball, Croteau had one thought. “It’s about time,” she said with a chuckle. The Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) announced plans last month to launch in 2026 as ...
DALLAS -- As MLB’s Take the Field event came to a conclusion on Sunday morning, one thing stood out for Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president of on-field operations and workforce development. “This is just where baseball needs to go,” Hill said.
Now, women's professional baseball is back with competition starting in 2026. It will launch with six teams, all based in the Northeast, but of course, we look forward to seeing it expand. It's called the WPBL, which stands for Women's Pro-Baseball League. ...
Seventy years since the last professional women’s baseball league, another one hopes to give women a chance to shine in baseball.
Zimmerman shared some of the other notable women on the mural, including Ila Borders, who is the first female pitcher to start and win a men's professional game, playing for the St. Paul Saints back in 1997. However, this mural highlights more ways women are involved in baseball. ...
When the Red Sox hired Bianca Smith as a Minor League coach, she became the first Black woman to serve as a coach in the history of professional baseball. She started her Red Sox career based at the club’s player development facility in Fort Myers, Fla., and worked mainly with position...