WPBL San Francisco

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WPBL San Francisco
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League Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL)
Location San Francisco, California
Founded2025
Colors  Purple
  Cream

WPBL San Francisco is an upcoming professional women's baseball team based in San Francisco that will compete in the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL). The team's main color is purple, with a color scheme similar to that of the Golden State Valkyries. It is one of the four inaugural teams of the WPBL, alongside Boston, New York, and Los Angeles.

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History

Founding

On October 21, 2025, the WPBL announced that San Francisco would host one of the league's four inaugural teams, alongside Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. [1] San Francisco was chosen because of its reputation of supporting baseball and women's sports. [2] [3] In 2025, the city's Golden State Valkyries set the WNBA single-season home attendance record in the team's first season, [4] and the neighboring Bay Football Club set the single-game attendance record in American professional women's sports history in its second season. [5]

The team does not have a name yet. [3] Its main color is purple, with a color scheme similar to that of the Valkyries. [6]

In November 2025, the team selected Kelsie Whitmore with the first overall pick of the inaugural WPBL draft. [7]

2026

The team will not play in San Francisco in the 2026 WPBL season. Instead, Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois, will be used as a neutral venue for the season. [8] League co-founder Keith Stein has stated that there is a chance of exhibition games being played at the four cities, with Oracle Park being a possibility. [3]

References

  1. Thames, Alanis (October 21, 2025). "Women's Pro Baseball League selects New York, Boston, LA, and San Francisco for inaugural season". Associated Press . Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  2. Kenny, Jane (October 22, 2025). "New women's baseball league offers SF girls a 'concrete path' to the pros". The San Francisco Standard . Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Rubin, Shayna (October 21, 2025). "San Francisco one of four teams for Women's Professional Baseball League's first season". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  4. Dycus, Joseph (September 6, 2025). "Valkyries set WNBA home game attendance record in first year of existence". The Mercury News . Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  5. Wachtel, Mia (August 23, 2025). "Did 40,000 Bay FC fans packing Oracle Park prove women's soccer has a future in S.F.?". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  6. CBS News Bay Area (October 22, 2025). San Francisco sports fans excited for Women's Professional Baseball League team (video). Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  7. Lacques, Gabe (November 20, 2025). "WPBL draft: Kelsie Whitmore goes No. 1; Mo'Ne Davis to LA". USA Today. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  8. Reynolds, Geno (November 17, 2025). "Robin Roberts Stadium named official venue of the WPBL 2026 season". NewsChannel 20 . Sinclair Broadcast Group . Retrieved November 22, 2025.