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Associated Press
Jul 18, 2025, 12:37 PM ET
Mo'ne Davis is not done playing baseball.
The erstwhile Little League phenom who astatine 13 became the archetypal miss to transportation a triumph -- and a shutout -- successful the Little League World Series, volition beryllium 1 of much than 600 players to effort retired for the Women's Professional Baseball League acceptable to motorboat adjacent year, the league said.
Davis, 24, volition articulation different women's shot stars specified arsenic Kelsie Whitmore, the archetypal pistillate to motion a nonrecreational declaration with an MLB-partnered league, astatine the tryouts, which volition beryllium held successful Washington, D.C., from Aug. 22-25.
The WPBL is aiming to motorboat successful the summertime of 2026 with six teams and would beryllium the archetypal U.S. pro league for women since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League -- depicted successful the classical movie "A League of Their Own" -- dissolved successful 1954. Next month's tryouts volition find the 150 players who volition beryllium selected for the league's inaugural draught successful October.
Davis' emergence to stardom came swiftly successful 2014 erstwhile she delivered 70 mph fastballs for Philadelphia's Taney Youth Baseball Association during that year's Little League World Series.
She became an instant inspiration for fans young and old. She appeared connected the screen of Sports Illustrated, has her jersey displayed successful baseball's Hall of Fame and was named Sports Kid of the Year by Sports Illustrated Kids.
Davis graduated from Hampton University successful 2023 and has provided commentary connected ESPN for Little League games.
