(WHTM) — After making headlines in Williamsport more than a decade ago, Mo’ne Davis is making them again.

The Philadelphia sports icon will play in the inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League after signing with Los Angeles on Monday, the league announced. The team drafted her 10th overall in November as a center fielder.

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Davis became a household name in 2014 as the pitcher for the Philadelphia-based Taney Youth Baseball Association Little League. At just 13 years old, and the only girl on her team, she could pitch a 70-mile-per-hour fast ball. She threw 14 strikeouts and allowed only three earned runs in 8 1/3 innings pitched for the entire series.

Now 24 years old, she’s one of the biggest pick ups for the WPBL.

FILE – In this Aug. 15, 2014, file photo, Pennsylvania’s Mo’ne Davis throws a pitch in the fifth inning against Tennessee during a baseball game in United States pool play at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

FILE – In this Aug. 15, 2014, file photo, Pennsylvania’s Mo’ne Davis throws a pitch in the fifth inning against Tennessee during a baseball game in United States pool play at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Mo’ne Davis throws during the first day of tryouts for the Women’s Professional Baseball League, Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Mo’ne Davis throws during the first day of tryouts for the Women’s Professional Baseball League, Friday, Aug 22, 2025, at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

“It is fitting that Mo’ne, who captivated the nation a decade ago at the [Little League] World Series, is at the forefront of it all,” said Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker in a social media post.

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The WPBL is set to begin play in August 2026 with four teams — Boston, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. All games will be held at a neutral site in Springfield, Illinois, for the first season.

Teams will play two or three seven-inning games each week. A season will feature eight weeks of play consisting of six weeks of regular season games and two weeks of playoffs.

Rosters are made up of 15 players who are at least 18 years old. The league will use aluminum bats.

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