As the first pro women's baseball league in decades launches, a Fort McMurray woman joins a groundbreaking class of athletes.

When Fort McMurray pitcher Sydney Barry, 19, opened her email last month, she was speechless as she learned she made the draft-eligible list for the upcoming Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL). Article content

Barry joins 116 other athletes from around the world competing for spots in the first modern professional baseball league for women in the United States. The league’s first-ever player draft is in November. Article content

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“Even now, I can’t believe it,” said Barry in an interview. “I’ve had a dream of playing pro baseball since I started playing baseball as a little girl. Being able to say ‘Hey, I’m a pro bas

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