With Major League Baseball adopting the universal designated hitter this season, pitchers no longer have to bat, neutralizing the differences in strength and foot speed between men and women.

T he explosion of popularity in U.S. women’s sports has led Major League Baseball to an obvious conclusion: It’s time to invest in softball so that it can eventually reap the financial rewards.

Mo'ne Davis is one of many players that will try to join the Women's Professional Baseball League that MLB is helping to ...

It’s been nearly seven decades since women in the U.S. have had a league of their own. By summer of 2026, however, the organizers of the newly announced Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) hope ...

Women's Pro Baseball League will launch next year. ... Major League Baseball has done a very good job of opening up pipeline opportunities for women who are interested in working in professional ...

Will the MLB expand to 32 teams? A top reporter reveals two cities Major League Baseball is eyeing for expansion.

New Women's Pro Baseball League to launch in 2026: 'We have been waiting over 70 years' The league, created by trailblazing coach Justine Siegal, says the WPBL aims to begin play in 2026 in the U.S.

A 2024 survey found that women made up 39% of those who attended or watched Major League Baseball games, and franchises have taken notice. The Philadelphia Phillies offer behind-the-scenes tours ...

(THE CONVERSATION) For most baseball fans, hope springs eternal on Opening Day. The number of women working professionally in baseball has also grown. Kim Ng made history in 2020 when she became ...

Seventy years since the last professional women’s baseball league, another one hopes to give women a chance to shine in baseball Alanis Thames Wednesday 13 November 2024 14:18 GMT ...

Major League Baseball (MLB) raced to find male recruits’ but finally turned to its last option: women. More than 206 women played baseball in a minor league on a daily basis.

For the first time, women will don Major League Baseball jerseys in MLB The Show, the long-running popular video game. MLB The Show 24 will debut the option to create and play a female player in a ...