Trailblazer Series

Trailblazer Series athletes receive coaching from groundbreaking female players like Mo'ne Davis and Kelsie Whitmore

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- When walking around the spacious Jackie Robinson Training Complex, it is hard not to be overwhelmed by various feelings that arise when thinking about the great Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers teams that trained here during Spring Training. Adversity certainly came into play during those balmy...

Zoe Wood and Ashlynn Joliceur are two athletes at the Trailblazer Series facing unique challenges and opportunities on the baseball field

Kelsie Whitmore joins the MLB Central crew to talk about the Trailblazer Series and more

PHOENIX -- When Ronnie Gajownik was growing up in Orlando, Fla., her dad would sometimes take her out of school to go to a Spring Training game with him. Baseball was a passion for her, but as she would stare out onto the field, there was something she didn't see...

Justine Siegal envisions a future where no girl ever has to hear the words she’s been told thousands of times before. Girls can’t play baseball. When are you switching to softball? You should quit. Had Siegal given up on her love for baseball when first hearing those words at the...

Kelsie Whitmore made history Sunday afternoon when she became the first woman to be in the starting lineup for an Atlantic League game, playing left field and batting ninth for the Staten Island FerryHawks against the Gastonia Honey Hunters in Gastonia, N.C. Whitmore went 0-for-2 with a strikeout and was...

Play Ball checks in on the Chevy Trailblazer Series and MLB Develops MVP Demi Chaney

The impact the Chicago White Sox have at the Trailblazer Series

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Juan Garciga bounced from diamond to diamond at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex, careful to plan his steps around who was stepping to the plate or taking the ball on the mound. Back and forth, back and forth. A “nice swing” here, a conference behind the...

On Day 2 of Trailblazer series Kim Ng speaks to Trailblazer Series and is recognized for her impact

Sande Charles highlights girls playing in the 2022 Trailblazer Series at JRTC on Jackie Robinson Day weekend

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” That quote hangs on the wall at the back of Building 42 at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex, and it carries a powerful message from the man himself. That same quote hung...

Major League Baseball has announced two critical youth baseball & softball partnerships with EL1 Sports and Diamond Kinetics that will aim to increase accessibility to sports training, support diversity-focused grassroots and development programs...

This article was originally published on MLB.com on March 22, 2022. Shirley Burkovich, who played in the AAGPBL and had a speaking part in the movie “A League of Their Own,” passed away on March 31, 2022. Maybelle Blair turned 96 on Jan. 16 and continues to be an advocate...