The Women’s Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut

Brittany Apgar (from left), Maggie Foxx and Mo’ne Davis, of the Los Angeles Queens, joke around in the dugout prior to the start of the Women’s Pro Baseball League’s inaugural game in Springfield, Ill., on Saturday, Aug. 1. Jaclyn Licht for NPR

Jaclyn Licht for NPR

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Three hours before game time, hundreds of fans swarmed the construction-lined, rain-soaked parking lot of Springfield’s Robin Roberts Stadium. Some lived down the road; most hailed

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