Baseball icon and A League of Their Own inspiration Maybelle Blair comes out as gay at 95
A League of Their Own inspiration and baseball icon Maybelle Blair has publicly come out as gay at 95. Between 1943 and 1954, baseball fans immersed themselves in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGBL).
At the time, male players attached to Major League Baseball were away at war – which prompted the creation of the aforementioned women’s organisation.
Since its closure in 1954, the AAGBL has continued to make a massive impact within the sports and entertainment industries. The legendary sports era and its players even inspired the creation of the beloved film A League Of Their Own and the forthcoming TV series of the same name.
The show, which is set to premiere on 12 August via Prime Video, will also centre on the players of the AAGBL. However unlike the 1992 film, the series is set to feature two queer players, Carson Shaw (Abbi Jacobson) and Greta (D’Arcy Carden), and their blossoming romantic relationship.
