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Ep. 32 | Women's Pro Baseball Ends a 70-Year Blackout, NWSL Playoff Race, WNBA Last Two In Predictions
Women's professional baseball is back after more than 70 years, and the new WPBL is playing its entire first season in Springfield, Illinois. We wanted to know how we got here.
This is a history episode with a purpose. Caitlin walks through 160 years of women trying to get on a baseball field, from college teams in the 1860s to a league that finally stuck in 2026, and then we get into how the Women's Pro Baseball League is actually built, funded, and staffed. After that, playoff math: who grabs the last two spots in the NWSL and the WNBA.
This week we dig into:
- The long history: Vassar's…
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