Kathy Clinton

Kathleen "Kathy" Clinton is the first female professional baseball player. Discovered by a New York Admirals scout while playing in a semi-pro winter baseball league, Kathy was signed to a minor league contract and earned a spot on the bench of the Admirals.

Early Life
Kathy was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and was always playing sports. Kathy was from a family with three older brothers and an older sister and she was always competing. Her sister mocked her love of sports rather than typical female interests. Her brothers and her were out playing baseball every day and they treated her like a boy. A victim of teasing, she vowed to get her revenge on the baseball field. She proved every doubter wrong with her superb fielding, above average hitting and speed. The best player on her high school team, she was in consideration to be drafted to play professionally. But, teams were scared away from the media frenzy of drafting the first female baseball player. Her college team was afraid of the same thing and didn't let her play.

Semi-Pro Career
After graduating college, Kathy dreamed of playing baseball again. Trying out for a semi-pro team in her area, she excelled and had fun playing baseball again. Two years later, she played in a winter league in New Mexico alongside former pro players. They took her under their wing and told their former teams about her. The New York Admirals immediately came to scout her as the Admirals are unafraid to take risks. Impressed with her abilities, the Admirals invited her to their spring training camp.

Professional Career
Once Kathy joined the Admirals, she faced the same stereotypes from her teammates as she did from her siblings. She was quoted as saying "My brothers would try to put me in my place by holding me down and farting or burping on me. My sister would try to put me in my place through social humiliation. My Admiral teammates were dumbfounded that a pretty girl would choose baseball over something like modeling. I was always a joke and dreamed of proving them wrong".

Defying the odds, Kathy cracked the Opening Day Roster for the Admirals in 2014. The decision was met with protests from ignorant people who didn't understand. People didn't know what the motive for this was. Was it a publicity stunt or could Kathy really play? That question was answered when she spent the entire 2014 season on the roster for the Admirals and was a key clutch bat off of their bench.

Strengths and Weaknesses
These are Kathy's strengths... These are Kathy's weaknesses
 * Strong will
 * Great defensive player
 * Average bat
 * Average speed
 * Weak power hitter

Trivia

 * The photo of Kathy is from a Lee's Toyota commercial