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The Women’s Professional Baseball League is betting that women’s baseball has a future in the US

Over 70 years after the dissolution of the All-American Professional Girls’ Baseball League – and nearly 30 years since the end of the short-lived Ladies League Baseball – female baseball players have been competing in a professional league of their own.

The Conversation · Sep 9

Baseball: WPBL looking for longevity as players take the field amid rising popularity for women's sports

The inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League begins on Saturday — weather permitting, with rain in the forecast — when Denae Benites and the New York Heights face Mo’ne Davis and the Los Angeles Queens. The other two teams in the league — the Boston Hunters and San…

The Economic Times · Aug 1

Ayami Sato, the greatest pitcher in women’s baseball, is ready for her American debut

The most decorated pitcher in women’s baseball history begins a new chapter with the Los Angeles Queens as the WPBL launches in the United States

The Guardian - US · Jul 31

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WPBL secures media rights deal with ESPN and Scripps Sports Network for inaugural season

The Women’s Pro Baseball League has secured a media rights deal with ESPN and the Scripps Sports Network to air regular-season and postseason games in its inaugural campaign

The Independent UK · Jul 30

Mo’ne Davis Is Finally Ready to Play Baseball Again

More than a decade after becoming a Little League sensation at age 13, Mo’ne Davis is set to make history again, this time as the face of the Women’s Pro Baseball League.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 18, 2025

Mo'ne Davis and women from around the world chase pro baseball dreams at WPBL tryouts

Open tryouts for the Women’s Professional Baseball League have begun at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025

Women are flocking to DC for a historic pro baseball tryout. Here are some players to know

Hundreds of women will flock to Washington on Friday to take their first swings at turning pro baseball dreams into reality

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025

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Mo'ne Davis, Little League Star of 2010s, to Try Out for Women's Pro Baseball League

The new circuit is aiming to launch next summer.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 18, 2025

Women's Pro Baseball League to hold tryouts at Nationals Park as it aims for 2026 debut

The Women’s Professional Baseball League will hold tryouts next month at the Washington Nationals’ home ballpark as it moves closer to its launch

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

New women's baseball league names 97-year-old AAGPBL alum honorary chair on advisory board

Former baseball pitcher Maybelle Blair will be an honorary chair on the advisory board of the Women’s Professional Baseball League, which last month announced plans to launch in 2026 as a six-team circuit for female players

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2024

New Women's Professional Baseball League Set To Launch In 2026

The Women's Professional Baseball League (WPBL) is set to launch in 2026, providing opportunities for female players and promoting gender equality in sports.

Women's baseball players could soon have a league of their own again

Seventy years since the last professional women’s baseball league, another one hopes to give women a chance to shine in baseball

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024

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