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The Women’s Professional Baseball League has named its New York franchise the New York Heights to honor Dr. Dorothy Height, a civil rights leader whose legacy continues to inspire.
The upcoming Women’s Professional Baseball League will launch on August 1, 2026, naming teams after historic women and aiming to create an inclusive space for Black, BIPOC and queer athletes, a stark contrast to the exclusionary past of the All‑American Girls Professional Baseball League.
The WPBL’s first season will feature teams called the San Francisco Firebells, New York Heights, Los Angeles Queens and Boston Hunters, each inspired by pioneering women such as Lillie Hitchcock Coit, Dorothy Height, Harriot Kezia Hunt and Lizzie Murphy.