Women's Pro Baseball League has strong contingent of international players for inaugural season

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP) -- Ayami Sato wants to learn and teach during the inaugural season of the Women's Pro Baseball League. She also wants to help establish the WPBL as a viable option for international players. Widely considered the top female pitcher in the world, Sato is one of eight WPBL players born in Japan on rosters going into the league's first weekend. The United States accounted for 33 of the league's 65 players, followed by Canada (11), Japan, Mexico (five) and Australia (four)