On a rain and windswept field in Springfield, Illinois yesterday afternoon, fans at Robin Roberts Stadium witnessed something that has not happened on American soil in over 70 years – women’s professional baseball. Saturday was the kickoff of the Women’s Professional Baseball League, which is currently made up of four teams – each representing a different city (more on that below) – with fifteen players per squad.
All of the tickets for the inaugural game were sold, but there were some empty seats due to the weather conditions that kept the players from taking batting practice on the field and delayed
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