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Yuki Kawabata #23 of Team Japan is greeted at home by teammates after hitting a home run during the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Championship Game against Team USA at Port Arthur Stadium on August 3, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Yuki Kawabata #23 of Team Japan is greeted at home by teammates after hitting a home run during the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Championship Game against Team USA at Port Arthur Stadium on August 3, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Jean Fruth via AP)

A student from Doors Primary School participates in a baseball clinic held by members of the USA Women's National Baseball Team on Dec. 3, 2023 in Nsambya, Uganda. (Jean Fruth via AP)

A student from Doors Primary School participates in a baseball clinic held by members of the USA Women's National Baseball Team on Dec. 3, 2023 in Nsambya, Uganda. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Allison Schroder #16 of Team Canada pitches during a WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup exhibition game against Team USA at Baseball Central on Friday, July 26, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Allison Schroder #16 of Team Canada pitches during a WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup exhibition game against Team USA at Baseball Central on Friday, July 26, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Litsy Garcia takes part in a Dominican Republic Women's League Game at Centro Olimpico Field #2 on Feb. 3, 2024 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Litsy Garcia takes part in a Dominican Republic Women's League Game at Centro Olimpico Field #2 on Feb. 3, 2024 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Ashton Lansdell #21 of Team USA slides into second as Mia Valcke #6 of Team Canada takes a late throw during a WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup game at Port Arthur Stadium on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Ashton Lansdell #21 of Team USA slides into second as Mia Valcke #6 of Team Canada takes a late throw during a WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup game at Port Arthur Stadium on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Left to right, Maria Carla Cordero, Yaidelis Olivera and Dailenys Sandoval with the Artemisa Provence women's team play a pickup game of baseball outside Estadio 26 de Julio, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 in Artemisa, Cuba. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Left to right, Maria Carla Cordero, Yaidelis Olivera and Dailenys Sandoval with the Artemisa Provence women's team play a pickup game of baseball outside Estadio 26 de Julio, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 in Artemisa, Cuba. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Ashton Lansdell #21 of Team USA runs the bases during a WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup exhibition game against Team Canada at Baseball Central on Friday, July 26, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Ashton Lansdell #21 of Team USA runs the bases during a WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup exhibition game against Team Canada at Baseball Central on Friday, July 26, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Ailani Heyden, of the Lenox Barons Harlem Little League team is on deck during a game between The Abyssinian Crusaders and Lenox Barons at Holcombe Rucker Park on April 13, 2024 in New York. (Jean Fruth)

Ailani Heyden, of the Lenox Barons Harlem Little League team is on deck during a game between The Abyssinian Crusaders and Lenox Barons at Holcombe Rucker Park on April 13, 2024 in New York. (Jean Fruth)

Jillian Albayati #18 of Team USA is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run during a WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup game against Team Japan at Port Arthur Stadium on August 1, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Jillian Albayati #18 of Team USA is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run during a WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup game against Team Japan at Port Arthur Stadium on August 1, 2024 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Michaela Beachy from the Ball Girls Blue team, celebrates in the dugout during the Leighton Accardo Invitational game against the California Wave at Pima Park East, on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 in Chandler, Ariz. (Jean Fruth via AP)

Michaela Beachy from the Ball Girls Blue team, celebrates in the dugout during the Leighton Accardo Invitational game against the California Wave at Pima Park East, on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 in Chandler, Ariz. (Jean Fruth via AP)