WPBL secures media rights deal with ESPN and Scripps Sports Network for inaugural season
Summary
The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) has signed a deal with ESPN and Scripps Sports Network to broadcast its first season’s games. The league’s inaugural season will feature four teams and games held at Robin Roberts Stadium in Illinois.Key Facts
- ESPN will show all regular-season and playoff games in the U.S.
- Scripps Sports Network will broadcast some regular-season games alongside ESPN.
- ESPN will stream 19 games, and Scripps will simulcast 11 of those games.
- The WPBL has four teams: New York Heights, Boston Hunters, Los Angeles Queens, and San Francisco Firebells.
- All 15 regular-season games per team and the playoffs will be played at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois.
- The league’s first game is between the New York Heights and Los Angeles Queens.
- Notable players include Denae Benites, Kylee Lahners, Mo’ne Davis, Ayami Sato, Kelsie Whitmore, and Alli Schroder.
- The WPBL aims to bring professional women’s baseball to a wider audience through this broadcast deal.
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