# @jws on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=aaHepYZ6F8s
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69786455-jws-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c82d8df04e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T20:00:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Just Women's Sports (@jws) — https://gondola.cc/jws

## Caption

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 merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan.

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## Stats

- **Views:** 932
- **Likes:** 20
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## Tags

womensbaseball, wpbl, thednaof

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