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The first recorded grand slam in Women's Professional Baseball happened this week

NPR | By Hosts

Published August 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM CDT

Professional Women's Baseball is back - and this week the record books added the first Grand Slam -- thanks to the WPBL's Sarah Edwards from the Los Angeles Queens.

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