"San Francisco was picked as one of four cities to represent the Women's Professional Baseball League set to debut next spring. Los Angeles, New York and Boston also will make up the WPBL's original four, the league announced Tuesday. All of the WPBL's games during its inaugural season will be played at a neutral venue. The league said the site, which also will host the playoffs and all-star game, will be announced at a later date."
"The league was co-founded by Justine Siegal, the first woman to coach for an MLB team with the Oakland A's in 2015. The WPBL announced plans last year to launch in 2026 as a six-team league. When it debuts, it will be the first pro league for women since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League immortalized in A League of Their Own dissolved in 1954. Justine Siegal throws live batting practice to some of the Oakland A's during spring training workouts at Papago Baseball Park Complex in Phoenix, Ariz., on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011."
San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Boston will be the Women's Professional Baseball League's initial four teams. All games in the inaugural season will be played at a neutral venue, which will also host the playoffs and the all-star game; that site will be announced later. Teams are expected to use minor league and college ballparks when playing in their home regions. Each team will carry 15 players on its roster. Over 600 players from nearly a dozen countries participated in tryouts, with the top 100 advancing to the draft, including Mo'ne Davis. The league was co-founded by Justine Siegal, who coached for the Oakland A's in 2015.
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