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BigTexasButters39 t1_ixf4xr9 wrote

Reply to comment by throwtheclownaway20 in Olivia Pichardo is the first woman to make the roster of Division I baseball team by AmethystOrator

If a woman was a five tool player, like if there was a Michelle Trout, you bet your ass she'd be in the league. There's no gender gap there is just winning. It's not like it's mandated that women can't play in the big leagues, there was just a woman drafter earlier this year. There just aren't many Aaron Judge sized women out there so it's hard for them to make it.

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pm_me-ur_vulva t1_ixf5sbv wrote

Wrong sport to claim size is the reason. Altuve is smaller than a LOT of women. Baseball is one sport where size determines very little about their ability to play and excel at the game.

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merlin401 t1_ixfkzy5 wrote

Yes but mens muscle mass and general strength is still going to be a barrier. Any guy playing MLB is a far far outlier in some way among men… I just don’t see how a woman could bridge that gap (maybe as a very weird specialist, like some soft tossing relief pitcher that has impeccable command and a weird trick pitch?)

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