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WPBL Draft: Round One Sets the Foundation for a New Era

November 20, 2025 - Historic first round delivers star power, global reach, and the beginnings of four franchise identities. The first round of the inaugural WPBL Draft offered a preview of what this league is poised to become: a blend of elite talent, global perspective, and remarkable personal journeys finally given a professional stage. From decorated national team veterans to teenage phenoms, Round One delivered storylines as compelling as the players themselves. Below is a full recap of the historic first 20 selections. 1. San Fra... Full Story

WPBL Draft: Round Two Uncovers the League's Future Leaders

November 20, 2025 - From campus founders to global multi-sport stars, picks 21-40 show the depth and diversity of the WPBL talent pool. If Round One built the foundation, Round Two started to reveal what this league will feel like day-to-day: young leaders, multi-sport standouts, and players who have already been quietly changing the game in their own corners of the baseball world. Across these 20 selections, teams leaned into up-the-middle defense, international experience, and players who have been building women's baseball even before ... Full Story

WPBL Draft: Round Three Highlights the Game-Builders

November 20, 2025 - From small-town pioneers to international veterans, picks 41-60 spotlight the people who have been carrying women's baseball forward for years. By Round Three, the draft board was less about household names and more about the people who've been quietly building this sport: the founders, the firsts, and the players who kept choosing baseball even when the path wasn't clear. Here's how Round Three unfolded. 41. San Francisco - Ela Day-Bedard, IF, Gatineau, Québec (Canada) San Francisco opened the round... Full Story

WPBL Draft: Round Four Shows the Heart of the Game

November 20, 2025 - From comeback stories to future executives and global lefties, picks 61-80 underline just how deep the WPBL talent pool runs. By the time Round Four began, teams weren't just filling depth charts-they were rounding out identities. Shortstops, left-handers, catchers, and outfielders dominated this stretch, but so did coaches, mentors, and players whose lives have already been shaped-and reshaped-by baseball. Here's how Round Four unfolded. 61. Boston - Gabrielle Haas, SS, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (USA) Boston o... Full Story

• Boston Assembles a Versatile, Hard-Hitting Class in the 2025 WPBL Draft - Boston (November 20)
  
• New York Secures Power, Pitching Depth, and Global Talent in 2025 WPBL Draft - New York (November 20)
  
• San Francisco Completes 2025 WPBL Draft with Deep, Dynamic Class - San Francisco (November 20)
  
• WPBL Draft: Round Two Uncovers the League's Future Leaders - (November 20)
  
• Los Angeles Builds a Veteran Core and High-Ceiling Future in 2025 WPBL Draft - Los Angeles (November 20)
  
• WPBL Draft: Round One Sets the Foundation for a New Era - (November 20)
  
• WPBL Draft: Round Three Highlights the Game-Builders - (November 20)
  
• WPBL Draft: Round Four Shows the Heart of the Game - (November 20)
  
• WPBL Draft: Round Five Brings Long Shots, Legacy Picks, and Global Firsts - (November 20)
  
• WPBL Draft: Final Round Honors Lifers, Leaders, and Door-Openers - (November 20)
  
• Women's Pro Baseball League Set to Hold Historic Inaugural Player Draft on November 20th - (November 20)
  
• How the First Round of the Inaugural WPBL Draft Might Unfold - (November 15)
  
• The Arms Race Begins: Six Pitchers Defining the Future of the WPBL - (November 13)
  
• From Seoul to the WPBL: Hyeonah Kim's Journey to the Draft - (November 12)
  
• Countdown to the Draft: Official Order Is Set - (November 7)
  
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• Former Staten Island FerryHawk was first selection in new women's baseball loop - Staten Island Advance (November 22)
  
• Abbotsford's Raine Padgham chosen in first round of inaugural WPBL draft - Abbotsford News (November 21)
  
• San Diegans picked in inaugural Women's Professional Baseball League draft - San Diego Union-Tribune (November 21)
  
• Former Little League sensation Nadia Diaz drafted by Boston in WPBL - Syracuse Post Standard (November 21)
  
• Addie Frank drafted into new Women's Pro Baseball League - KSDK (November 21)
  
• Local baseball veteran Autumn Mills drafted for Los Angeles - Burlington Today (November 21)
  
• 5 northeast players drafted in inaugural Women's Professional Baseball League draft - WHDH (November 21)
  
• Mizzou Alumni Micaela Minner Selected in Inaugural Women's Professional Baseball League Draft - Missouri Athletics (November 21)
  
• Cal Poly club player drafted by new Women's Pro Baseball League team - San Luis Obispo Tribune (November 21)
  
• More than 25 Little League Grads Selected in First-Ever Women's Professional Baseball League (WPBL) - Little League (November 21)
  
• Syracuse cop with MLB lineage gets drafted in women's pro baseball league - Syracuse Post Standard (November 21)
  
• WPBL draft: Kelsie Whitmore goes No. 1; Mo'Ne Davis to LA - USA Today (November 21)
  
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