WPBL

[Edgy MD]

In an effort that's been a long time coming, the Women's Professional Baseball League is slated to begin play in 2026, featuring six teams.



At least, https://www.womensprobaseballleague.com/that's what they claim. As they haven't secured owners, home cities, stadia, or players under contract, it's probably very much up in the air.



It's also very much in the top-down way the US undertakes these efforts, though. With no state offering baseball as a high-school extramural sport, and nobody fielding official women's teams at the collegiate level (there are club teams), it's going to be hard to put together and sustain a league, much less to grow it, but I'm hoping for the best.



Cito Gaston is an official advisor to the league.

[Fman99]

Players in the web site promo pics are wearing pants and not skirts. It's like tradition doesn't even matter to them. Puh-shaw

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Lots of energy around women's sports these days. New hockey league did well, WNBA and its 3-on-3 variant, new pro women's rugby league coming, etc



Nick Gilder's daughter is a pretty good baseball player, I hope she gets drafted.

[Centerfield]

Hope the league is better than their website.