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jl_theprofessor t1_ixf3w6y wrote

Reply to comment by nowhereman136 in Olivia Pichardo is the first woman to make the roster of Division I baseball team by AmethystOrator

Women aren't banned from playing in the MLB. They don't because they are, on average, physically not as capable as men.

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Bayoris t1_ixh06z8 wrote

They were banned for 40 years until 1992. There was at least one woman playing AA ball prior to that ban. It’s possible a woman might have advanced to AAA or even the big leagues had they been given a chance. It’s true that they are on average less physically capable than men. But there are physically exceptional women. I could see a female pitcher possibly doing well by virtue of the fact that the men are not used to her style of delivery. For the same reason knuckleballers sometimes do well even though they throw slowly.

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