ESPN introduced a media rights settlement Thursday to stream this season’s Ladies’s Professional Baseball League video games.
The WBPL’s inaugural common season begins Saturday and runs by means of Sept. 6, adopted by the best-of-three semifinals and best-of-five championship sequence.
4 groups are collaborating: New York Heights, Boston Hunters, Los Angeles Queens and San Francisco Firebells. All video games will probably be performed at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Ailing.
EPN will stream 37 video games, together with 11 regular-season contests that additionally will probably be simulcast on the Scripps Sports activities Community.
“Bringing the WPBL to ESPN is an thrilling addition to our rising baseball choices,” stated Ashley O’Connor, vp of programming at ESPN. “This settlement enhances our already sturdy baseball lineup, underscores our dedication to girls’s sports activities, and offers followers with entry to a compelling new skilled league.”
Protection on ESPN Choose kicks off on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET with Los Angeles going through New York.
–Area Stage Media
