For the first time in over 70 years, professional women's baseball is real in the US. The WPBL threw its first pitch on August 1st in Springfield, Illinois — the first fully professional women's baseball league since 1998, and only the fifth in the sport's history since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (the league behind A League of Their Own) folded in 1954. We trace the decades-long road to the WPBL: the leagues that came and went, the advocates who kept pushing, and the players finally getting a home field of their own. #WPBL #WomensBaseball #TheDNAOf Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive ...