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Kelsie Whitmore #3 of the Staten Island Ferryhawks plays Left field during their game against the Lancaster Barnstormers at Richmond County Bank Ballpark on August 28, 2022 in New York, New York. Whitmore was the first woman to appear in the starting lineup in an Atlantic League game. Her debut in the Atlantic League was a pinch runner on April 22, and became the first woman to start an Atlantic League game on May 1, playing as a left fielder. On May 4, she became the first woman to pitch in an Atlantic League game.

Kelsie Whitmore #3 of the Staten Island Ferryhawks plays Left field during their game against the Lancaster Barnstormers at Richmond County Bank Ballpark on August 28, 2022 in New York, New York. Whitmore was the first woman to appear in the starting lineup in an Atlantic League game. Her debut in the Atlantic League was a pinch runner on April 22, and became the first woman to start an Atlantic League game on May 1, playing as a left fielder. On May 4, she became the first woman to pitch in an Atlantic League game.