美国女子职业棒球联赛首赛季开幕，四支球队竞逐

美国女子职业棒球联赛（WPBL）首个赛季即将正式启动1。周六（天气允许的情况下），纽约高地队将在伊利诺伊州斯普林菲尔德对阵洛杉矶皇后队，这也是该联赛的首场比赛1。这一时刻标志着美国女性职业棒球历史的重要突破，距离上一个职业女子棒球联赛AAGPBL的运营结束（1943-1954年）已相隔数十年1。

WPBL本赛季共有四支球队参赛，每队配备15名活跃球员1。除了纽约高地队和洛杉矶皇后队外，还包括波士顿猎人队和旧金山火铃队1。各队将进行15场常规赛，采用7局制，随后进行季后赛1。首场比赛将在1925年建立、可容纳5200人的斯普林菲尔德罗宾·罗伯茨体育场举行1。

为扩大影响力，WPBL已与ESPN和Scripps Sports Network达成转播协议1。联合创办人贾斯汀·西格尔在2015年曾成为首位在MLB球队执教的女性教练1。

The Women's Professional Baseball League (WPBL) is set to begin its inaugural season with the New York Highlands facing the Los Angeles Queens in Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, weather permitting 1. The historic matchup represents a significant milestone for women's professional baseball in the United States 1.

The league will feature four teams competing across a 15-game regular season format using seven-inning games, with each roster comprising 15 active players 1. In addition to the opening matchup, the WPBL includes the Boston Hunters and San Francisco Fire Bells, with games to be broadcast on ESPN and Scripps Sports Network 1. The inaugural contest will take place at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, a 5,200-capacity venue established in 1925 1. Justin Siegel, one of the league's co-founders, became the first female coach with an MLB team in 2015 and is among those leading the venture 1.