Justine Siegal dreamed of playing for her hometown Cleveland Indians while growing up. Though she faced constant adversity on the diamond she persevered, first as a player, then as a pioneering coach, and later as the founder of Baseball For All which provides an opportunity for all girls to play the game. As Justine says, “When you tell a girl she can’t play baseball, what else does she believe she can’t do? For me this is a social justice issue of a girl being told what she can’t do because of her gender. I’m going to help make that change any way I can." And she is.

"When you tell a girl she can’t play baseball, what else does she believe she can’t do? For me this is a social justice issue of a girl being told what she can’t do because of her gender."

— Justine Siegal