“We are so excited to finally announce the WPBL’s first four teams — New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco,” said league co-founder Justine Siegal in a statement. “Each of these cities are storied sports cities and we can’t wait to connect with the fans who live there and baseball fans across the country.”

"To have Thibs here at our practice and explaining some of the things that he saw to help them beat us only helps ... us get better," said Brown.