http://fairgamenews.com/2009/05/first-woman-to-coach-men%e2%80%99s-professional-baseball-stop-switching-girls-to-softball/ seeking equality on — and off — the field Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:09:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://fairgamenews.com/2009/05/first-woman-to-coach-men%e2%80%99s-professional-baseball-stop-switching-girls-to-softball/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Kate Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:05:44 +0000 http://fairgamenews.com/?p=178#comment-180 Having umpired games Justine played in at hte Women's World Series several years ago, I am so excited to see she's progressing in the world of professional baseball! There's one comment I'd like to make on the accuracy of this interview. While it is true that there have been women umpires in professional baseball, there have only been eight in the history of the game, with six in the affiliated minor leagues and two in the independent leagues. There are currently no women umpiring professionally. Having umpired games Justine played in at hte Women’s World Series several years ago, I am so excited to see she’s progressing in the world of professional baseball! There’s one comment I’d like to make on the accuracy of this interview. While it is true that there have been women umpires in professional baseball, there have only been eight in the history of the game, with six in the affiliated minor leagues and two in the independent leagues. There are currently no women umpiring professionally.

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