# @thegistusa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbi6QqHgfmQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68669992-thegistusa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a55a898687.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-02T17:05:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The GIST USA (@thegistusa) — https://gondola.cc/thegistusa

## Caption

A trailblazer for women's baseball. ⚾🥹⁣
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Maybelle Blair pitched for the Peoria Redwings in 1948, playing in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League more than 70 years ago. ⁣
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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. 💛⁣
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(c/o wpbl_official)⁣
#womensports #baseball #wpbl ⁣

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The GIST USA | @thegistusa | https://gondola.cc/thegistusa | Sports Media Outlet |

## Tags

baseball, wpbl, womensports

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