Women's Pro Baseball League to hold tryouts at Nationals Park as it aims for 2026 debut
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'We are really excited to see all of the players at tryouts this summer and see their incredible skills,' Hugo said in a statement. 'We're building a future where girls and women who love baseball can dream as big as they want and now, finally, have a league to call their own.'
The WPBL was co-founded by Justine Siegal, who is the first woman to coach for an MLB team. When it debuts, it will be the first pro league for women since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League — the one immortalized in 'A League of Their Own' — dissolved in 1954.
As it nears its launch, the WPBL has already struck a media deal with Fremantle, the production company behind shows like 'The Price Is Right' and 'Family Feud,' as well as brought in global women's sports investor Assia Grazioli-Venier as its chair.
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