The Women’s Professional Baseball League will begin play in 2026 with teams in four cities: New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, the league announced Tuesday.

The WPBL said it chose those four cities based on each city’s “deep baseball roots” and “passionate fanbase,” according to a news release .

“Each of these cities are storied sports cities and we can’t wait to connect with the fans who live there and baseball fans across the country,” WPBL co-founder Justine Siegal, who became the first woman to coach in MLB with the Oakland Athletics in 2015, said in a statement .

The WPBL was founded in October 2024 with competition set to begin in May 2026.

In August, the WPBL hosted open tryouts for more than 600 players – including former Little League World Series star Mo’ne

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