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Opening weekend of the first professional women’s baseball league in nearly 30 years blends homage to the AAGPBL with a push for its own identity, praising Maybelle Blair while noting development gaps and the need for real pathways for women to reach the sport.
The Women’s Pro Baseball League opened with its first U.S. game in nearly 30 years as the Los Angeles Queens beat the New York Heights 10-8 in Springfield, Illinois, on Opening Day; the national anthem performance by Martha Reeves and two other women drew social media backlash, while Mo'ne Davis starred for the Queens and Maybelle Blair threw out the first pitch, marking a historic moment for women’s baseball despite the controversy.