America's new women's pro baseball league just finished its first season. What percent of its players are American?
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51%
51% of the league is American, 33 players out of 65. There is no college women's baseball to draw on, because the NCAA does not sanction the sport, so the league went abroad instead: 11 players from Canada, eight from Japan, five from Mexico and four from Australia.
Just 33 of the 65 players in America's new women's pro baseball league are American.
Source: Associated Press / The Conversation · checked Aug 2026