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Los Angeles Queens Win Inaugural WPBL Title

Ayami Sato’s complete-game shutout decided the final and leaves the league facing unsettled leadership and venue plans for 2027.

San Francisco Firebells standout Kelsie Whitmore hit .415 with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs and a 1.669 OPS this year in the Women's Pro Baseball League.
San Francisco Firebells starter Jill Albayati pitches against the Los Angeles Queens in the decisive game of the Women's Pro Baseball League championship series in Springfield, Ill., on Tuesday.   
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Overview

  • The Queens beat the San Francisco Firebells 2-0 in a winner-take-all Game 5 to clinch the first Women’s Professional Baseball League championship.
  • Ayami Sato pitched the league’s first shutout with a seven-inning complete game, allowing five hits, no runs, no walks and recording one strikeout on 76 pitches.
  • The series swung dramatically when San Francisco recovered from a 2-0 deficit by winning Games 3 and 4, including a 17-4 blowout that forced the decisive fifth game.
  • The WPBL reported selling more than 55,000 tickets and generating over $1.3 million in ticket revenue while playing its inaugural season at a single hub in Springfield.
  • Off-field uncertainty persists as investor Mina Kim has sued for financial transparency from CEO Keith Stein, and the league has not finalized home venues or a governance plan for the planned 2027 city-based season.