Pro women’s softball kicks off new season with games in Rosemont

Canada's Victoria Hayward, Athletes Unlimited aim for sustainable pro softball ahead of Olympic return

Victoria Hayward's mission to grow softball continues Saturday when she will suit up for opening day of the newest Athletes Unlimited Softball League season. The competition first began in 2020 with a fantasy-style, athlete-centred format — now, it's back for its first go-round as a more traditional, team-focused pro league.

Athletes Unlimited Softball League, with Kim Ng as commissioner, opens inaugural season in Rosemont

Athletes Unlimited was already on Kim Ng’s radar when she arrived at then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence in March 2024 for a Women’s History Month celebration.In fact, as the senior vice president of baseball operations for MLB — a position she held for nine years before becoming the first woman to serve as a general manager in any of North America’s Big Four men’s professional sports leagues — Ng had taken a meeting in December 2019 wi…

Athletes Unlimited Softball League_ with Kim Ng as commissioner_ opens inaugural season in Rosemont

Athletes Unlimited was already on Kim Ng’s radar when she arrived at then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence in March 2024 for a Women’s History Month celebration. In fact, as the senior vice president of baseball operations for MLB — a position she held for nine years before becoming the first woman to serve as a general manager in any of North America’s Big Four men’s professional sports leagues — Ng had taken a meeting in December 2019 w…

Pro women’s softball kicks off new season with games in Rosemont

The Athletes Unlimited Softball League returns to Rosemont this weekend with a new season of pro-level play. AUSL Chief Growth Officer Allie Kleva joins us to talk opening day excitement, how Major League Baseball is getting involved, and how fans can watch in person or stream the games on FOX Chicago Plus.

Six former LSU Tigers to make their professional debut opening weekend of the AUSL inaugural season

BATON ROUGE - Six former Tiger softball stars will suit up this weekend for their professional debut in the inaugural season of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, which is backed by Major League Baseball.

Canada's Victoria Hayward, Athletes Unlimited go for lasting skilled softball upfront of Olympic return

Canadian softball knowledgeable Victoria Hayward has really accomplished with 4 Olympic cycles– but she’s simply performed in a single. And in order softball returns for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, the 33-year-old Toronto indigenous remains to be taking a big-picture sight. The sporting exercise has really simply gotten on the Olympic program when provided that 2008, when the Tokyo Olympics included it for the 2020 Games, the place Hayward…