ADAM CHU

Curating lost chapters of women’s ⚾ & 🥎 history → @TheirTurnatBat · @ShesUpNext · @Heartofthe0rder | @saic_news Alum (BFA ’12)

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Today we celebrate #NationalBlackWomenInSportsDay.

Black women have helped shape the history of sports for generations, even when their contributions were overlooked. At Their Turn at Bat, we’re proud to help preserve those stories so they won’t be forgotten.

#theirturnatbat

[ADAM CHU @AAGCIII]

The history of women’s ⚾️ & 🥎 is more complicated than most people realize. My new Substack, What’s in a Name? When Girls Baseball Was Softball & Softball Was Baseball, untangles decades of confusion over what these leagues actually played.
Read it here: https://t.co/wTvre9vJ45

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Our 2026 MLB All-Star: Miguel Vargas 😤

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On this day in 1952, Cleveland’s “Call and Post” reported that Evelyn Clarke had signed with the AAGPBL’s South Bend Blue Sox.

She doesn’t appear on surviving rosters, but the clipping suggests a Black woman may have signed an AAGPBL contract, challenging a long-held belief. ⚾️

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The White Sox are all alone in first place in the AL Central after their win by 21 runs today!

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22 runs is the most in White Sox history since 1970 🤯

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Today we celebrate #TitleIXDay & the women & girls who fought for opportunities in sports.

Title IX transformed athletics, building on foundations laid by pioneers like the women of the NGBL.

We honor their legacy & the progress they made possible.

#theirturnatbat #titleix

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Down to their last out, the @WhiteSox win!

Sam Antonacci delivers a two-run walk-off hit 😤

[MLB @MLB]

Sam Antonacci came up CLUTCH for the White Sox!

(MLB x @AmericasNavy)

[ADAM CHU @AAGCIII]

New Substack coming this week:

What’s in a Name? When Girls Baseball Was Softball and Softball Was Baseball
Untangling the often-confusing names of women’s leagues in the 1940s and 1950s

#baseball #softball #theirturnatbat #shesupnext #heartoftheorder

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Happy #WorldSoftballDay! Founded in ‘45, NY’s American Girls Softball League was 1 of 3 major women’s 🥎 leagues of the ‘40s. In ‘49, it transitioned to ⚾️ & became the American Girls Baseball Conference, making it the 2nd women’s league to switch from 🥎 to ⚾️ after the AAGPBL.

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#WorldSoftballDay 🥎

In 1935, Marty Fiedler launched 2 LA women’s softball leagues (American & National), playing at Fiedler Field, Sunset Field & Fairfax Stadium, parks he built. The sport exploded locally & gained national magazine coverage. Overlooked SoCal softball history.

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Happy World Softball Day!

From 1944–1954, the National Girls Softball League/National Girls Baseball League proved that women’s professional fastpitch 🥎 could draw big crowds in Chicagoland while competing with the AAGPBL for talent.

#WorldSoftballDay #TheirTurnatBat #Softball

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WHITE SOX WIN 🚨

Home win streak extends to 8⃣ games!

[ADAM CHU @AAGCIII]

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The FIRST PLACE Chicago White Sox 👀

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🔥THE WHITE SOX ARE NOW IN FIRST PLACE IN THE AL CENTRAL 🔥

[MLB @MLB]

Please say hello to your 1st place @WhiteSox 😏

[Chicago White Sox @whitesox]

First career home run for Braden Montgomery is a WALK-OFF!

[THEIR TURN AT BAT @TheirTurnatBat]

The original NGBL logo, reimagined through the colors of the league’s teams. I created these variations using primary uniforms from different National Girls Baseball League clubs. Not all teams are shown, as some uniform colors remain unverified. #theirturnatbat

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Given how much material survives, it’s surprising the National Girls Baseball League faded from public memory despite its official publication & player 8x10s available by mail. The NGBL may be one of the most well-documented forgotten leagues in sports history… #theirturnatbat