Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price thinks Major League Baseball made a mistake by having just 10 games Monday on Jackie Robinson Day.
— Read on www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sports/price-criticizes-mlb-for-teams-idle-on-jackie-robinson-day-1.4385211

The journey from the pitching mound to home plate can sometimes be a long process of signs, checks and grips. It’s a lot longer when the route goes from Delta to Douglas College to SFU to . . .
— Read on www.burnabynow.com/sports/sfu-softball-player-takes-the-ball-the-baseball-for-scottish-team-1.23795907

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The South Plainfield Junior Baseball Club and the South Plainfield Girls Pony Tail Association were ready. The Saturday early morning rain did not put a damper on the day’s…
— Read on www.tapinto.net/towns/south-plainfield/articles/play-ball-junior-baseball-and-pony-tail-open-season-together

Aberdeen Express’ Marina becomes first woman to start at pitcher in Scottish National League baseball match – Evening Express
— Read on www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/local-sport/marina-aims-for-express-route-to-help-women-into-baseball1/

One local athlete is proving that baseball isn’t just for the boys. Emma Mansfield is the only girl on her middle school baseball team at P. K. Yonge and her local travel ball team, Gatorball Baseball Academy. “She’s one of the better players on the team if not the best player on the team,” said P. K. Yonge coach Rob Brunson. Emma began her baseball journey at the age of four after watching her older brother play. She then started playing competitively at age seven.
— Read on mycbs4.com/sports/content/local-ballplayer-breaks-gender-barriers-in-baseball

A gathering space and resource center for new music in San Francisco, comprising performance/rehearsal spaces, offices and co-working space, and a curated performance series.
— Read on centerfornewmusic.com/tracking-series-3-women-composers-and-gender-equity/

Bladen County girl gets MLB to take notice – The North State Journal
— Read on nsjonline.com/article/2019/04/bladen-county-girl-gets-mlb-to-take-notice/

The 100-year-old organizations are prepared to take their battle over self-identity to court.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-04-17/boy-scouts-are-just-scouts-now-and-that-s-making-girl-scouts-mad

COMPTON, Calif. — Haiyan Tanner is just like any other precocious, engaging, athletically gifted kid.
The 13-year-old plays baseball and basketball and excels at both, and though she also played lacrosse for a while a few years ago, baseball is her preferred sport.
So there was nothing unusual about the
— Read on www.mlb.com/news/haiyan-tanner-inspires-at-trailblazer-series

Women in sports today aren’t just breaking the glass ceiling, they’re shattering it.
— Read on www.kansascity.com/sports/article229333179.html

Marika Lysczcyk has been playing baseball with boys since she was six. And she hopes to continue playing college ball with the men next year
— Read on vancouversun.com/news/local-news/tsawwassen-young-woman-pitcher-makes-pitch-for-mens-college-ball

The Official Site of Major League Baseball
— Read on www.mlb.com/cut4/an-interview-with-veronica-alvarez-the-a-s-first-female-spring-training-coach

A recent study found that the umpires who missed the most ball/strike calls had more than 20 years of experience, while the best umpires averaged just six years on the job.
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/the-average-umpire-is-almost-50-the-best-ones-might-be-in-their-30s-11555431301

Maggie Foxx had no idea some random web surfing would lead to the opportunity of a lifetime, but that’s how she ended up at Dodger Stadium on Friday night.
— Read on www.unionleader.com/content/tncms/live/

There’s a unique sound coming out of FirstEnergy Stadium in Reading.
— Read on www.wfmz.com/news/berks/r-phils-broadcaster-1-of-5-women-calling-minor-league-games/1069400703

While making great strides with its outreach programs, Major League Baseball still had a mixed year in diversity hiring.
— Read on www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26528883/major-league-baseball-working-diverse-workplace

The Pawtucket Slaterettes – A Rhode Island Tradition of Girls and Women’s Baseball Excellence – The RIBBE
— Read on theribbe.com/2018/10/22/the-pawtucket-slaterettes-a-rhode-island-tradition-of-girls-and-womens-baseball-excellence/

Trailblazer Series for girls gets underway
— Read on www.mlb.com/amp/news/trailblazer-series-for-girls-gets-underway.html

Punjabi varsity win baseball title
— Read on www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/chandigarh/punjabi-varsity-win-baseball-title/758121.html

Brie Larson has a strong stance on the gender pay gap
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Meet Katie Bouman, one of the scientists who helped capture the first black hole image – Mashable

Her reaction is absolutely heartwarming. Read the full story

Major League Baseball is staring down a gender problem. And despite initiatives meant to bring more women into its dugouts, executive offices and broadcast

Source: Women Are A Rare Sight In Royals’ Front Office, Around MLB. It’s Something The League Wants To Fix

#TheBaseballLife
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Kathy Weber used to be the only female team doctor in Major League Baseball. Now, she’s 1 of 3. – Chicago Tribune
— Read on www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-spt-white-sox-kathy-weber-female-team-doctor-20190411-story.html

Two years ago we criticized the Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame for a general lack of diversity in its inductees, particularly over the past 10 years. Over that decade, 42 individuals were inducted, but just two of them were women and three were African-Americans.At the time, then-president Lou Parrotta argued that in order to elect and induct women and minorities – or anyone for that matter – they first had to be nominated.Fair enough. We agreed with Parrotta that it was the the

Source: OUR VIEW: Community wins with diverse Sports HOF class

In a duel between hitter and pitcher, a lot of things get processed over mere seconds of a pitch. Burnaby’s Emma March dreams of that situation, where the count and the variables of what her . . .

Source: March in time to lead baseball boom

Pink-haired female flamethrower receiving loads of attention at age 13

Source: Abbotsford’s Raine Padgham continues baseball rise – Abbotsford News

WORCESTER — Janet Marie Smith may be a central figure in the future home of baseball in Worcester, but she says she came to the game through the “back door.”Ms. Smith, a design and planning adviser to the Pawtucket Red Sox, told about 800 people attending the Women’s Leadership Conference at the DCU Center that she had no baseball expertise when she was hired to work on the development of Camden Yards ballpark in Baltimore nearly 30 years ago.But Larry Lucchino,

Source: WooSox ballpark designer says women bring a ‘different perspective’

She’s just a part of the team
— Read on – story begins in lower part of article: www.dailyherald.com/sports/20190410/being-blind-is-no-deterrent-for-addison-trail-runner-zuniga

Perth Heat have thrown their support behind a proposed women’s baseball league and are planning to ensure they can provide adequate facilities.
— Read on www.communitynews.com.au/canning-times/sport/perth-heat-throw-support-behind-proposed-national-womens-baseball-league/

Front Office Sports on Twitter: “A look at the 2018 Red Sox World Series ring. 💎 Details include: – 21 custom-cut genuine rubies to form the Boston B logo – 128 diamonds in two rows on the side to honor the 119 franchise-record wins in 2018 and the 9 World Series titles now held by the Red Sox https://t.co/es2X8aUJXk” / Twitter
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Palm Desert senior Carlie Williams is a future Division 1 athlete for the Aztecs. She says her journey to softball success began ten years ago at home.
— Read on www.kesq.com/sports/local-sports-events/student-athlete-of-the-week-carlie-williams/1067432873

SACRAMENTO — While some wonder if women will ever be allowed to play in Major League Baseball, one Sacramento girl is taking one step closer toward that dream. For 11-year-old Zoe Pham, playing baseball professionally is not an impossible dream.
— Read on fox40.com/2019/04/09/sacramento-girl-takes-step-toward-professional-baseball-dream/

On a sunny afternoon the Abilene Christian High School Panthers take the diamond. One player stands out. “It’s different being on a team full of guys,” says senior Hannah Crockett. Hannah is the girl on the baseball team. She had played softball since she was eight years old, but when her family moved from Cross Plains to Abilene before her senior year softball wasn’t an option. The small private school currently doesn’t have a softball team.

Source: With no softball team at ACHS, girl joins baseball squad for senior season

Ten-year-old Peyton Flynn thinks it going to be nice to have an actual baseball field in Stephenville.

The avid ball player, who has been playing second base for the past five years, said it’s going to be great for him and his team to have
— Read on www.thewesternstar.com/sports/baseball/new-diamond-welcome-for-growing-baseball-program-in-stephenville-299466/

The Trump administration canceled an agreement that would have allowed Cuban baseball players to play in the MLB without having to give up their citizenship.

Source: Trump cancels MLB deal to allow Cuban players without defection

A sign in the Wrigley Field press box intended to “illustrate and acknowledge” the past is history after some viewed it as offensive.

Source: Cubs remove ‘No Women Admitted’ art amid backlash for being viewed as

MLB is on par with other professional leagues on gender diversity, but women say they still feel the need to justify themselves. “There’s a lot to do,” says MLB’s chief diversity officer.

Source: Major League Baseball Is Trying To Bring More Women Into Front Offices And Fields

With so many balls in the air amid the showrunner juggling game and the Disney-20th TV merger, reviving Pitch might be a home run for Disney.
— Read on fansided.com/2019/04/05/pitch-reboot-rumors-this-is-us-dan-fogelman-nbc/

Week 1 baseball hot takes: A marriage pitch, a slew of no-hitters and lots more | NJ.com
— Read on expo.nj.com/sports/g66l-2019/04/9418eff4765026/week-1-baseball-hot-takes-a-marriage-pitch-a-slew-of-nohitters-and-lots-more.html

ELKTON — As the 2019 Little League Baseball season begins here in Cecil County, the children and young men and women playing here will not be alone. They will be
— Read on www.cecildaily.com/content/tncms/live/

WrestleMania is the biggest night of WWE’s year and has been building to a match featuring superstars Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/wrestlemania-history-beckons-for-wwes-biggest-female-stars.html

They’ll continue to play ball at Ivy Tech after this season.
Following the acceptance of a resolution by the board of Ivy Tech’s Fort Wayne campus Mo …
— Read on www.journalgazette.net/sports/colleges/20190407/baseball-to-go-on-at-local-ivy-tech

The plaintiffs have come out swinging ina new lawsuit about the differences in treatment of Clay-Chalkville High School men’s and women’s sports. A Title lX lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court listing the Jefferson County Board of Education as the defendant. Plaintiffs are suing the JeffCo BOE and school district for unequal treatment of women’s athletics. Parents, grandparents and legal guardians are suing on behalf of girls who play softball and volleyball.
— Read on abc3340.com/news/local/exclusive-title-ix-lawsuit-filed-against-jeffco-boe-over-clay-chalkville-womens-sports

A total of eight teams divided into two groups will take part in the competition – two-time winner Bangladesh Ansar, twice runners-up Bangladesh Police, newcomer Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation, Dhaka, USCD Gazipur, Community Sports Club Dhaka, SKSP and Solaiman Sporting Club Dhaka

Source: Women’s Baseball starts Sunday

The 2019 Minor League Baseball season kicks off today at 2:05 p.m. ET with a pair of International League contests. Here are some things to keep an eye on this spring and summer.

Source: Minor League Baseball’s 2019 A to Z Guide

My mother’s name is Taiwan, Liu replied.Baseball umpire Po Chun Liu protested Thursday against a tweet from the United Nations describing her as coming from “Taiwan, Province of China.”

Source: Taiwan female baseball umpire protests agains… | Taiwan News

The Lorain Historical Society has announced the schedule of events for the 2019 Literary Lorain program series, held April 8-11.

Source: Baseball is topic of Lorain Historical Society program series

A girl playing baseball in high school used to be unheard of. But for the second time in three years, that’s exactly what’s happening at a Central Valley school. In this case, it was in the genes. Kaelei Kajitani is not just a girl playing baseball. She’s a girl who pitches – and hits – as well as any boy on the Madera South JV team. “I’m not here to just mess around,” says Kajitani. “I’m here to actually play, try to help my team. And I do not like losing. I’m all about winning.
— Read on kmph.com/sports/local-sports/madera-south-freshman-isnt-just-a-girl-playing-baseball