MLB invests in women's sports for first time with new softball league 06:38. ... The Wichita game airs exclusively on MLB Network and MLB.TV at 7:30 p.m. ET. The league's four teams, the Bandits, ...

The partnership with the Athletes Unlimited Softball League marks MLB's first major investment in women's professional sports. Manfred said the timing felt right for the investment.

Major League Baseball (MLB) is going to invest in an upcoming women’s softball league in the wake of a rise in the prominence of women’s sports in the U.S.

First on "CBS Mornings" MLB announces its first major investment in women's sports with the launch of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, kicking off June 7 with national broadcasts and city ...

Select AUSL games will air on MLB Network and MLB.TV, in addition to on ESPN platforms. MLB's financial investment also will assist with league operation costs and growth initiatives.

Major League Baseball is investing in a women’s professional softball league, Athletes Unlimited Softball League, part of its plan to boost youth engagement in the sport.

MLB has long supported women's softball, from youth level to the national team, but finds itself in a league of its own with Athletes Unlimited, a women's multi-sport organization that launched in ...

MLB is partnering with the Athletes Unlimited Softball League — which is made up of the best pro softball players in the United States. ... MLB announces partnership with women's softball league.

Kim Ng, who has at least a decade of MLB work experience under her belt, will serve as commissioner of the new league. An MLB release notes that Ng was the first female GM of a major men's pro ...

When asked why MLB chose softball over women's baseball, ... The Wichita game airs exclusively on MLB Network and MLB.TV at 7:30 p.m. ET. The league's four teams, the Bandits, ...

The MLB is going to invest in an upcoming women’s softball league in the wake of a rise in the prominence of women’s sports in the U.S. According to an article on the MLB’s website about its ...