Women's Pro Baseball League Opens Inaugural Season with Historically Brutal Rendition of National Anthem
The performance drew laughing reactions from fans and a player as clips spread online and prompted jokes about the anthem’s off-key harmonies.
- Classic Motown singer Martha Reeves performed the "Star-Spangled Banner" on Saturday before the Women's Pro Baseball League's inaugural game at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois, where the New York Heights faced the Los Angeles Queens.
- Saturday's game marked the first women's professional baseball league in almost three decades, a historic milestone for fans who waited years to see women compete professionally on the diamond.
- Reeves' rendition quickly went viral, with her shaky vocals and visible struggle with the anthem's famous high notes prompting audience members and players to visibly struggle containing laughter.
- Online commenters compared the performance to Fergie's 2018 NBA All-Star Game rendition, with one joking that Reeves has "taken Fergie's throne" for worst versions of the "Star-Spangled Banner."
- Despite the anthem's notoriously difficult vocal range, the night remained deeply emotional for fans witnessing 99-year-old former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Maybelle Blair throw the ceremonial first pitch.
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TMZMartha Reeves National Anthem Performance Goes Viral at Women's Pro Baseball League Debut
The Women's Pro Baseball League officially made history with its inaugural game Saturday ... but it wasn't just the action on the field getting people talking as Motown icon Martha Reeves took center stage.
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