The Minnesota Little League state champion 12U Coon Rapids American Little League 12U headed to Indianapolis to play in the Midwest regional tournament. Their team includes pitcher/infielder Tina Tran. She pulled a Houdini in the first game of the Midwest regionals, pitching her way out of a bases-l...

Yesterday, sexism popped up on the MLB scene twice. In expressing his displeasure about a game-ending illegal slide, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons suggested that the no-contact rule "turned the game into a joke. Maybe we'll come out wearing dresses tomorrow. Maybe that's what everybody's looking fo...

Female MLB scouts are rare but not nonexistent. Robin Wallace (pictured) has been scouting since 2014, just another chapter in an impressive baseball career that includes being general manager of two independent league teams, playing college baseball, and playing for the USWNT. Here's a short histor...

Take a listen to Laura Hirai, pitcher for the Great Britain 16U National Baseball Team, in her interview with Baseball Softball UK about her experiences in 2015. Laura does a fantastic job of explaining the differences between baseball and softball, how she hopes to inspire other girls, and she even...

Starting off 2016 on a great note: MLB Umpire Camps awarded two female umpires scholarships to umpire school. While a few women have attended umpire school and even umpired in the minors, this is the first time scholarships have ever been awarded to women to attend professional school. Jen Pawol (Ne...

2015 turned out to be quite the year for women in baseball. It began with the first national girls baseball tournament (hosted by Baseball For All) in June, closely followed by the first female to make the MLB international registration list, French teen Melissa Mayeux. Soon after, women's baseball...

Rosa "Rosy" del Castillo recently became the first woman in semi-pro baseball in Mexico. The teenage pitcher features a fastball, curveball, and changeup. Her historic debut came on November 29 for the Blue Jays of the Mérida League.

http://yucatanexpatlife.com/mens-baseball-team-adds-female-pitche...

Amanda Hopkins has been hired as a full-time scout for the Seattle Mariners. She is one of very few women to enter the MLB scouting world. Yet another accomplishment for women in baseball this year!

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14420974/seattle-mariners-hire-female-scout-believed-1st-1950...

If there's one thing you read today, how about this? Justine Siegal, first female MLB coach, penned a wonderful piece on her time with the Oakland Athletics.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/justine-siegal-mlb-coach/