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2026 Women's Pro Baseball League season
The 2026 Women's Pro Baseball League season was the WPBL's inaugural season, played by four teams in Springfield, Illinois, with the Los Angeles Queens winning the first championship.
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a women's professional baseball league in the Midwest, founded by Philip K. Wrigley, that played from 1943 to 1954.
Boston Hunters
Based in Boston, the Boston Hunters is a professional women's baseball team and one of the four founding clubs of the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL) in 2026.
Denae Benites
Denae Michelle Benites (born 2001, Las Vegas) is an American catcher, four-time USA women's national team player, and New York Heights captain who hit the first home run in Women's Professional Baseball League history on August 1, 2026.
Dorothy Kamenshek
Dorothy "Kammie" Kamenshek (1925–2010), American left-handed first baseman for the Rockford Peaches of the AAGPBL, 1943–1953; two-time batting champion, league career leader in hits, putouts, and double plays.
Jackie Mitchell
Jackie Mitchell (Virne Beatrice Mitchell, 1913-1987), Chattanooga Lookouts left-handed pitcher who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in a 1931 exhibition game; her contract was voided by Commissioner Landis.
Justine Siegal
Justine Siegal, American baseball coach and executive; first woman to coach pro men's baseball (Brockton Rox 2009), throw MLB batting practice (2011), and coach for an MLB organization (Athletics 2015); founded Baseball For All and co-founded the Women's Pro Baseball League.
Los Angeles Queens
Los Angeles Queens, WPBL women's professional baseball team, one of four 2026 inaugural clubs; named for Lizzie Murphy, won the WPBL's first game and first championship.
New York Heights
New York Heights, WPBL women's professional baseball team named for civil rights leader Dorothy Irene Height; inaugural 2026 season, manager Rocky Henley, captain Denae Benites, based in New York City.
Rockford Peaches
Rockford Peaches, women's professional baseball team of Rockford, Illinois, 1943–1954; charter AAGPBL member, four-time champion (1945, 1948, 1949, 1950), home at Beyer Stadium, subject of A League of Their Own.
San Francisco Firebells
San Francisco Firebells, WPBL women's pro baseball team (2026-), named for Lillie 'Firebelle Lil' Hitchcock Coit; best 10-5 inaugural record, lost first championship 3-2 to LA Queens.
Women in baseball
Women in baseball: women's play since 1866 (Vassar Resolutes), the AAGPBL (1943-1954), pioneers like Jackie Mitchell, Toni Stone, Kim Ng, and the 2026 Women's Pro Baseball League and Women's Baseball World Cup.
Women's Pro Baseball League
Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL), also Women's Professional Baseball League: US women's pro hardball league co-founded by Justine Siegal and Keith Stein, launching August 1, 2026 with four teams, the first since the AAGPBL folded in 1954.