Women’s Pro Baseball League Has Strong Contingent of International Players for Inaugural Season
More than 4,000 fans packed the sold-out opener as the new league began its season with players from Japan, Team USA and other countries.
- On Saturday, the Women's Professional Baseball League launched its inaugural season at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois, as the Los Angeles Queens rallied to defeat the New York Heights 10-8.
- Former Rockford Peaches player Maybelle Blair, 99, threw the ceremonial first pitch, connecting the inaugural league to the iconic era famously depicted in the 1992 film 'A League of Their Own.'
- Amidst rainy conditions, more than 4,000 fans watched star outfielder Mo'ne Davis of the Queens and catcher Denae Benites of the Heights, who hit the league's first home run.
- Commissioner Justine Siegal co-founded the WPBL to tap into women's sports growth, naming the four teams after trailblazing women including the Boston Hunters and San Francisco Firebells inspired by civil rights leader Dorothy Irene Height.
- With ESPN and Scripps streaming all 37 games, the WPBL aims to grow interest over the six-week season, potentially expanding to additional teams and home towns in future years.
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Top international talent take field in WPBL launch
Ayami Sato wants to learn and teach during the inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL). She also wants to help establish the league as a viable option for international players. Widely considered the top female pitcher in the world, Sato was one of eight WPBL players born in Japan
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Women’s Pro Baseball League has strong contingent of international players for inaugural season
Ayami Sato wants to learn and teach during the inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League. She also wants to help establish the WPBL as a viable option for international players.Widely considered the top female pitcher in the world, Sato is one of eight WPBL players born in Japan on rosters
The State Journal-Register
Blue Water Healthy LivingWomen's Professional Baseball League puts on a show for Springfield
The nettlesome weather was no match for the excitement of the Women's Professional Baseball League opener at Robin Roberts Stadium on Saturday.
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