Meet No. 26 Mitts Mitchell
A small mascot with a big job in women’s baseball.
Mitts Mitchell is the friendly glove who lives at the heart of This Is Women’s Baseball. Mitts is here to hold the history, welcome the future and love the game.
Mitts Mitchell is named for Jackie Mitchell, a 17-year-old left-hander who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in the same exhibition game in 1931.
No. 26 honors 2026, the year women’s professional baseball returns, and the year This Is Women’s Baseball began.
Mitts is our guide for the stories that deserve a little extra care, like league moments and milestones, player stories, builders behind the game, education and context and community and belonging
This Is Women’s Baseball is independent coverage and is not an official WPBL site.
