LA will have a women’s professional baseball team

The Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) has announced that it is launching in 2026 with its first four teams in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Boston.

Previously, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League existed from 1943 to 1954. 

Now, more than 70 years later, a new women’s league will start a draft. The WPBL Draft will be where the first generation of professional players will find their new homes.

The Draft will be completed in six rounds, with each of the four teams selecting five players per round. That means 20 players are chosen in each round, 120 players total.

To ensure competitive balance, the Draft will operate in a snake-order format: the team that picks last in one turn will pick first in the next. The initial draft order will be determined by random draw.

At the end of the Draft, each team will have drafted 30 players. The format is designed to give all four teams an equal opportunity to build a competitive and balanced squad.

In Los Angeles, the Dodgers have received some backlash because one of their owners has a partnership with ICE detention centers, but they have been able to secure a World Series championship for the second time in a row. Many of its Latino fans feel torn by supporting the team while disapproving of the actions of the ownership.