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].