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Women’s Pro Baseball League Debut | Oakland News
The Women’s Professional Baseball League just launched its historic first season, bringing four powerhouse teams—New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco—to life, even if all games are played in Springfield, Illinois. Fans have flooded local hotspots like Rikki’s Women’s Sports Bar, where longtime supporters like Martha Smith, who’s dreamed of this moment for two decades, now cheer on the San Francisco Firebells. The Firebells stunned the league by drafting Kelsie Whitmore—the first woman to sign with the Pioneer League—and she’s already making waves. Co-owner Sara Yergovich, a former…
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