{
  "id": 304809,
  "title": "The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/the-womens-professional-baseball-league-makes-its-historic-debut",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5923371/womens-professional-baseball-league-debut"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, the Boston Hunters and the San Francisco Firebells take the field in Springfield, Ill., as the Women's Pro Baseball League kicks off its inaugural season.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Pacific League Marketing sets sights abroad to build Japanese baseball fan base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/pacific-league-marketing-sets-sights-abroad-to-build-japanese",
        "published": "2026-08-09T07:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}