A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own is an American comedy drama television series co-created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, who also stars. It is an adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name with new characters and storylines, about the formation of a World War II-era women's professional baseball team. Chanté Adams, D'Arcy Carden, Roberta Colindrez, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Kelly McCormack, Molly Ephraim, Melanie Field, and Priscilla Delgado also star. The series premiered with 8 episodes on August 12, 2022. The series was renewed in March 2023 for a four-episode final season, but in August 2023, Amazon announced that the second season would be scrapped due to delays caused by the WGA strike. Premise The series, set in 1943, is about the formation of the Rockford Peaches, a women's team in the nascent All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. While her husband is away at war, Carson Shaw leaves her small town life to pursue her dream of playing professional baseball. Maxine Chapman is an African-American woman obsessed with baseball, who cannot even get people to allow her to try out and struggles to get considered for any baseball team. Cast Main Abbi Jacobson as Carson Shaw, the team's catcher. She has an on-going clandestine affair with Greta. Chanté Adams as Maxine "Max" Chapman, a talented pitcher trying to break into professional baseball. She hides her lesbian sexuality from friends and family. D'Arcy Carden as Greta Gill, a glamorous player of the Rockford Peaches. She encourages Carson to become confident in her sexuality, and in coaching the team. Gbemisola Ikumelo as Clance Morgan, Max's best friend and a comic book artist Roberta Colindrez as Lupe García, the team's Mexican-American pitcher, referred to as the "Spanish Striker" Kelly McCormack as Jess McCready, a hyper-competitive Canadian player. She is constantly being fined by Beverly for wearing pants in public. as Esti González, a young Cuban player who speaks almost no English Molly Ephraim as Maybelle Fox, a feisty player Melanie Field as Jo DeLuca, a fun-loving player and Greta's best friend Kate Berlant as Shirley Cohen, a highly anxious player