A trailblazer for women's baseball. ⚾🥹⁣ ⁣ Maybelle Blair pitched for the Peoria Redwings in 1948, playing in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League more than 70 years ago. ⁣ ⁣ This weekend, she threw one of the ceremonial first pitches at opening day of a new women's professional baseball league, the WPBL – a powerful reminder of how far the sport has come, thanks to pioneers like her. 💛⁣ ⁣ (c/o wpbl_official)⁣ #womensports #baseball #wpbl ⁣