The Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) has announced that New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco will be the cities representing the four teams competing in its inaugural season. The announcement was made Tuesday as the upstart league prepares for its debut.
Co-founded by Justine Siegal—the first woman to coach for an MLB team with the Oakland Athletics in 2015—the WPBL revealed plans last year to launch in 2026 as a six-team circuit featuring a regular season, playoffs, and an all-star game. When it begins, it will be the first professional women’s baseball league since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, famously depicted in *A League of Their Own*, folded in 1954.
The league will start with four teams for its inaugural season, each comprising 15 players. The top 100 players from the WPBL’s summer tryouts have advanced to the league’s draft next month. The draft will also include some of baseball’s biggest stars, such as former Little League standout Mo’ne Davis, USA Baseball’s Kelsie Whitmore, and Japanese pitcher Ayami Sato.
All WPBL games in 2026 will be played at a neutral venue, which the league plans to announce at a later date. The four cities were chosen due to their large market sizes and passionate fan bases.
“Each of these cities are storied sports cities,” Siegal said in a statement. “We can’t wait to connect with the fans who live there and baseball fans across the country.”
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