WPBL teams prepare for inaugural games this weekend in Springfield
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 31, 2026, 11:57 PM
Last updated Jul 31, 2026
The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) is set to begin its inaugural season this weekend at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois. The first games feature the New York Heights facing the Los Angeles Queens on Saturday, with rain potentially affecting the schedule. The league comprises four teams, including the Boston Hunters and San Francisco Firebells, who will compete starting Sunday. Each team will have 15 active players, and a total of 15 regular-season games are planned. The WPBL aims to establish a lasting presence in women's professional baseball, following the historical All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
- •WPBL season kicks off on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
- •New York Heights play Los Angeles Queens in the opening match.
- •Total of four teams in the league: Heights, Queens, Hunters, Firebells.
- •Each team features 15 active players across seven-inning games.
- •League hopes to create a lasting legacy in women's baseball.
- 11:57 PMYahoo Sports — WPBL looking for longevity as players take the field amid rising popularity for women's sports
"When Alli Schroder first saw “A League of Their Own” — a 1992 movie based on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League — she saw herself in the story on the screen. “It was kind of motivating as a kid to watch it because even though there wasn’t a platform for us to play professional baseball when I was growing up, playing Little League and youth baseball, like there was a vision that there could be,” Schroder said. The inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League begins on Saturday — weather permitting, with rain in the forecast — when Denae Benites and the New York Heights face Mo’ne Davis and the Los Angeles Queens.
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