Laura Hirai
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Laura Hirai is a British professional baseball pitcher.
Baseball Career
She is the only Briton drafted into the WPBL, after playing on the Great Britain women's national baseball team which won Gold in the European Baseball Championship in 2025. Hirai is set to compete as part of the UK Women's Baseball team again in 2026.[1] Hirai the first woman to pitch for the Great Britain U18 Baseball Team, in the 2015 European Junior Championship.
Hirai was noticed for her throwing arm by Seton Hall University head softball coach Paige Smith when Hirai was the first ever ball girl [2] Yankees during the first Major League Baseball game played in Europe.[3]
She currently pitches for the Boston Hunters of the Women's Pro Baseball League.[4]
References
- ↑ "The only Briton drafted into new women's baseball league in US". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
- ↑ "Hirai Joins Yankees In London As First Ball Girl". Swarthmore Athletics. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- ↑ Smith, Paige [@CoachSmith2121] (29 June 2019). "Has anyone noticed that the @Yankees ball girl has an absolute cannon?" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 September 2026 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Laura Hirai". Women's Pro Baseball League. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
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