And I do not accept the lame excuse that baseball players are so huge. That's just BS. Baseball is not freaking football where mass is basically all that counts (which is why I never watch football). Baseball is a game of pure strategy, a thinking game where brawn is basically meaningless.
Read Michael Lewis' Moneyball (or watch the flick --- it's a good one).
There are hundreds of women, likely more who have the talent to make the grade to play major league ball. It just hasn't been tried yet. But I would say that it will happen eventually, hopefully.
Let's start with an AL relief pitcher. She doesn't have to bat and when she does it's not a big deal if she doesn't hit --- that's what pinch hitters are for (look up Hank Aguirre's hitting record some time). A good fielder would make a great shortstop who tend to be on the small side. Consider Luis Aparicio who was a wiry 5' 9" and was an All Star 13 times and golden glove 9 times, to say nothing about 1956 rookie of the year. Luis was legendary for being small, but he proved that you don't need to be big to play ball. Plus his ML career spanned 17 years.
We need a forward thinking GM like Branch Rickey who will break the gender barrier in pro baseball.
One thing's for sure. It would make the game a lot of fun for everybody.
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