On any given day of the season, 750 player show up to the ballpark to suit up for a major league team.
All of them, of course, are male.
But one of baseball’s most fascinating developments is the role of women in the game, and Jessica Mendoza is determined to get more involved.
“I won’t shy away from that,” Mendoza said. “I want to be a role model. Girls need to see it to believe.”
Mendoza is a former softball star, best known in baseball for her work with ESPN on the Sunday Night Baseball team.