Maybelle Blair, Who Helped Inspire ‘A League Of Their Own,’ Comes Out At 95

A baseball player who was one of many inspirations for “A League of Their Own” is speaking publicly about her sexuality for the first time. Maybelle Blair, 95, was among the members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, a professional women’s baseball league which existed from 1943 to 1954. The California native pitched for the Peoria Redwings in 1948. Advertisement The women’s league became immortalized by Hollywood in the 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks and Madonna. The movie is also the basis for a new Amazon Prime series of the same, created… Read Full Article