Tennis legend Billie Jean King is set to be an executive producer for the documentary “See Her Be Her,” which covers women’s baseball around the world.
The tennis legend — dubbed “Equality Champion” — is setting her sights on a new mission: to create the first-ever women’s baseball league."Baseball was my first true love,” King said. “But I never got the chance to play because I was a girl.”who helped kickstart the Professional Women’s Hockey League, is continuing her widespread efforts by joining Grassroots Baseball.
Baseball holds a cherished spot in King’s heart, stemming from her childhood days spent playing the sport with her father and her brother, former MLB player Randy Moffitt. The allure of the sport quickly waned when she realized “all the players down on the field were men,” King said in a foreword to the"See Her Be Her” book. “It crushed me," she wrote.with an accompanying book set released a few weeks earlier. The mission is to inspire women and girls who love baseball to pursue their dreams. It will highlight the backgrounds of women including Ugandan catcher and shortstop Lillian Nayiga and world-renowned Japanese pitcher Ayami Sato..
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