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Staten Island FerryHawks two-way player Kelsie Whitmore becomes first woman to pitch in Atlantic League

by admin | May 5, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Kelsie Whitmore relieved for the Staten Island FerryHawks with the bases loaded and retired former major leaguer Ryan Jackson on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to pitch in the independent Atlantic League. Days after breaking another barrier by starting in left...

Staten Island FerryHawks’ Kelsie Whitmore first woman to start Atlantic League game

by admin | May 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Kelsie Whitmore played left field and batted ninth for the Staten Island FerryHawks on Sunday, becoming the first woman to start a game in the Atlantic League and one of the first to do so in a league connected to Major League Baseball. The 23-year-old Whitmore...

How Kelsie Whitmore Became the Face of Women’s Baseball Progress

by admin | Apr 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The thing to understand about 23-year-old Kelsie Whitmore’s path to signing a contract with the Atlantic League’s Staten Island FerryHawks—the highest level attained by a woman in professional baseball in more than a generation—is that there is no path. Not for women...

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