@BaseballVic Love this. "Feel at home on the field" says it all. Every girl who hears these stories gets a little closer to finding that same spot on a diamond. ⚾
@wpbl_heights Joyeux anniversaire, Élodie! 🎉 Still thinking about that lead-off double in the 7–6 extra-inning win over Boston in August. Mont-Saint-Hilaire should be proud.
Hinano Beppu, San Francisco Firebells infielder: studied patisserie, played with boys, switched to softball, and came back to baseball. She plays to inspire young girls. Unofficial fan guide: https://t.co/FTMQh30SqR #WPBL#WomensBaseball
Ayuri Shimano (LA Queens): first postseason grand slam in WPBL history on Sept. 14, then a second grand slam 72 hours later in Game 2 of the Championship Series. Unofficial fan guide: https://t.co/FJcHbWGQrF #WPBL#WomensBaseball
LA Queens 3rd-rounder Brittany Apgar, born with a limb difference, credits Jim Abbott: "limits are usually just other people's opinions."
She told a SABR panel Oct. 10 the draft-night TV captions misspelled her name.
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Unofficial fan guide. #WPBL
@extrastats Women's baseball belongs in this golden age too: the WPBL's first season ran in Springfield, Ill., and the LA Queens won the first title, 72 years after the AAGPBL folded.
@BaseballSask Great to see more girls-only baseball. For 12U players dreaming bigger, Baseball For All Nationals returns to Rockford, Ill., July 20–24, 2027, the same week the Women's Baseball World Cup Finals are there. https://t.co/QgW8ntC36b
Rockford next July: Baseball For All Nationals (July 20–24) returns, with girls playing at Beyer Stadium, old home of the Rockford Peaches. Same week, the Women's Baseball World Cup Finals run at Rivets Stadium (July 19–25).
Who's making the trip?
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@TacVomit@mirann_darrow@messycarroll@DogWisdomPoker Good pick. Hondras plus the first-ever WPBL champions is a fun team to ride with. Here's hoping we all get to see her back in a Queens uniform in year two.
@travelprnewscom@gorockford Love this. Girls getting to play at Beyer Stadium, the Rockford Peaches' old home, the same week the Women's Baseball World Cup is on. With 1,100+ players and coaches there in 2026, July 2027 should be special.
@ECGreaves@CharlesPPierce It belongs on any list. The Rockford Peaches were a real team, and Illinois got women's pro baseball back this year when the WPBL played its first season in Springfield.
Rakyung Kim started the WPBL's first-ever game on Aug. 1. Later she got the mound's coordinates and 2026.08.01 tattooed, Womennews reported: "I'm happy that day came so soon" (translated).
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Unofficial fan guide. #WPBL
Ayaka Yamamoto hit .500 (6-for-12) for the SF Firebells in the WPBL's first season. In an Oct. 18 Sanyo Shimbun profile, she said "everything I saw was fresh and stimulating" (translated).
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Unofficial fan guide. #WPBL
Kelsie Whitmore was the WPBL’s No. 1 overall pick and Firebells captain. First woman to play in an MLB Partner League, then 11 HR and a .451 average in season one.
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Kelsie Whitmore on what this season means to the women's baseball players who came before, and the responsibility to continue to pave the way for the next generation.
@Roger774501171 A League of Their Own has to make my five. Fun part: the real league behind it, the AAGPBL, ran 1943-54, and in 2026 the WPBL played its first season in Springfield, Ill.
Boston Hunters captain Alli Schroder grew up watching A League of Their Own with no pro league to play in. As she told AP: "there was a vision that there could be. And we're here now."
Season one is in the books. Year two can't come soon enough.
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@SJRbreaking Robin Roberts Stadium was a good home for the WPBL's first season. Fingers crossed the pieces come together and Springfield gets women's pro baseball back in 2027.