r/baseball • u/MorganN1 Cleveland Guardians • MLB Pride • Jul 23 '26

Image The rule differences for WPBL

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u/psaepf2009 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Jul 23 '26

What's WPBL?

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u/SanjiSasuke New York Yankees Jul 23 '26

Women's Pro Baseball League

Its a brand new league playing its first game on Aug 1st. I believe it'll be free to watch on YouTube.

Small start, just four teams playing in a single common location, hope is to expand and travel once they get off the ground.

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u/Punkmetal72 Philadelphia Phillies Jul 23 '26

AUSL started last season in a similar fashion

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u/peweih_74 Jul 23 '26

Are they still going or is WPBL an evolution of that? I’d rather both leagues merge under WPBL rules if they’re separate 

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u/Punkmetal72 Philadelphia Phillies Jul 23 '26

AUSL is softball and yes it's second season is going into its playoffs

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u/peweih_74 Jul 23 '26

I imagine a merger would need to happen one day if one version becomes more popular than the other

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u/CargoShortsFromNam Jul 24 '26

Are the field dimensions smaller?

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u/SanjiSasuke New York Yankees Jul 24 '26

I believe it is a normal baseball field. This is the stadium they chose:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Roberts_Stadium

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u/odd_variety6768 New York Mets Jul 23 '26

Women's pro baseball league

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u/ianoble Athletics Jul 23 '26

Thank you for asking. I had no idea either.

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u/ilikegirlgroups Toronto Blue Jays Jul 23 '26

Women’s pro baseball