Whitmore signed with the Atlantic League’s Staten Island FerryHawks on Thursday. She hopes more women will get the chance to play professional baseball.
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Every time Cody Decker comes on 600 ESPN El Paso, he always raves about Beimel Elite Athletics and how they have built up the strength of so many young baseball prospects. The poster child for the company is 44-year old Joe Beimel, who has just signed a free agent contract with the San Diego Padres.
Beimel, who broke into the Major Leagues 20 years ago with the Pittsburgh Pirates, has not thrown a big league pitch since the 2015 season. However, he has stayed in great shape and pitched against Team Israel last month as a member of Decker s El Paso Elite team. Now, he will attempt to make his MLB comeback with the Padres.