New England players drafted for first Women’s Pro Baseball League teams

RIVALRIES AROUND THE REGION. JESSICA. ALL RIGHT. THE WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE IS TAKING SHAPE. LAST NIGHT WAS THEIR FIRST EVER DRAFT. IN THE FIRST OVERALL DRAFT, SAN FRANCISCO SELECTED KELSEY WHITMORE. SHE HAS REPRESENTED THE U.S. IN THE WOMEN’S BASEBALL WORLD CUP. BOSTON HAD THE FOURTH OVERALL PICK AND USED IT TO SELECT KAM. SHE’S A CATCHER FROM SOUTH KOREA AND RECENTLY WON BEST SCORER AT THE WOMEN’S BASEBALL ASIAN CUP. AS FAR AS SOME OF THE OTHER LOCAL TEAMS, LOCAL NAMES, TEAM BOSTON ALSO DRAFTED ELIZABETH GREENWOOD FROM AMHERST, NEW HAMPSHIRE, JACQUELINE REYNOLDS FROM WOBURN WILL PLAY FOR NEW YORK, KATIE REYNOLDS FROM WATERTOWN WILL PLAY FOR SAN FRANCISCO AND MAGGIE FOX FROM BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, IS HEADING TO LA. THE SEASON STARTS NEXT AUGUST. ALL FOUR TEAMS WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST SEASON I

The first Women’s Pro Baseball League teams, including Boston’s, are starting to take shape after their first draft. Last month, the league announced its inaugural four teams will be in Boston, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the first games will start next year. In the first overall draft, San Francisco selected Kelsie Whitmore, a pitcher and outfielder from San Diego who has represented the U.S. in the Women’s Baseball World Cup. Boston had the fourth overall pick and used it to select Hyeonah Kim, 25, a catcher from Seoul, South Korea, who recently won best scorer at the Women’s Baseball Asian Cup.Team Boston also drafted Elizabeth Greenwood from Amherst, New Hampshire. Jacqueline Reynolds from Woburn will play for New York. Katie Reynolds from Watertown will play for San Francisco. Maggie Foxx from Bedford, New Hampshire, is heading to Los Angeles.The team names have not been announced. The locations of the teams — two representing the East Coast and two representing the West Coast — were chosen for their fan support, media presence and baseball histories. These will be the first women’s professional baseball teams in Boston and New York. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, made famous through the movie “A League of Their Own,” was based in the Midwest, and other leagues excluded the Northeast.The season will include four weeks of regular season play, a week for all-star competitions and two weeks of postseason play. Each team will play twice a week, with games running seven innings and batters using aluminum bats. Players will receive accommodations paid for by the teams and will be compensated per game.The WPBL joins the Boston Fleet in the PWHL and Boston Legacy FC in the upcoming National Women’s Soccer League, contributing to a growing professional women’s sports scene in Boston.

The first Women’s Pro Baseball League teams, including Boston’s, are starting to take shape after their first draft.

Last month, the league announced its inaugural four teams will be in Boston, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the first games will start next year.

In the first overall draft, San Francisco selected Kelsie Whitmore, a pitcher and outfielder from San Diego who has represented the U.S. in the Women’s Baseball World Cup.

Boston had the fourth overall pick and used it to select Hyeonah Kim, 25, a catcher from Seoul, South Korea, who recently won best scorer at the Women’s Baseball Asian Cup.

Team Boston also drafted Elizabeth Greenwood from Amherst, New Hampshire.

Jacqueline Reynolds from Woburn will play for New York. Katie Reynolds from Watertown will play for San Francisco. Maggie Foxx from Bedford, New Hampshire, is heading to Los Angeles.

The team names have not been announced. The locations of the teams — two representing the East Coast and two representing the West Coast — were chosen for their fan support, media presence and baseball histories.

These will be the first women’s professional baseball teams in Boston and New York. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, made famous through the movie “A League of Their Own,” was based in the Midwest, and other leagues excluded the Northeast.

The season will include four weeks of regular season play, a week for all-star competitions and two weeks of postseason play. Each team will play twice a week, with games running seven innings and batters using aluminum bats.

Players will receive accommodations paid for by the teams and will be compensated per game.

The WPBL joins the Boston Fleet in the PWHL and Boston Legacy FC in the upcoming National Women’s Soccer League, contributing to a growing professional women’s sports scene in Boston.