More than 70 years since she last took the mound as part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, 98-year-old lesbian pitcher Maybelle Blair threw out the first pitch at the live exhibition game for the new Womens Professional Baseball League.At the very first scrimmage game for the new league, Blair passed the torch to a whole new generation of women baseball players when she threw the first ceremonial pitch to Little League World Series sensation Mo'ne Davis on August 25.Wearing red sunglasses, bright red lipstick, and big earrings, Blair threw the ball and then hugged Davis.The Womens Professional Baseball League is the first of its kind since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which inspired the film and TV series A League of Their Own, was dissolved in 1954 after women stepped up to the plate to keep baseball alive during WWII.@winningherwayTrailblazer Maybelle Blair lights up Nationals Park as the WPBL kicks off its first tryouts, the future of womens baseball starts here. Via: @wpbl_official /Instagram #WPBL #MaybelleBlair #WomensBaseball #HerStory #BaseballHistory #WomenInSports #BreakingBarriers #NationalsPark #ProBaseball #Trailblazer #winningherwayThe trailblazing former Peoria Redwings pitcher came out publicly for the first time at the age of 95, during the press tour for the Amazon series A League of Their Own.I thought I was the only one in the world, Blair said. I hid for 75, 85 years, and this is actually, basically, the first time Ive ever come out.Blair acted as a consultant on the show that sadly only lasted a single season despite its positive reviews, and one of the main characters, Greta (DArcy Carden), was inspired by Blairs own life.The first-ever tryouts for the new league whittled more than 600 players from 10 countries down to the final 100 athletes who will be invited to the leagues inaugural draft in October.Prior to the formation of the Womens Professional Baseball League, there hadnt been a pathway for women to play professional baseball beyond international competitive opportunities like the Womens Baseball World Cup since the '50s.