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is ending with a shortened final season.The Prime Video series, inspired by the 1992 film by Penny Marshall, will wrap up with a four-episode limited order for its second and final season, the streaming service announced on Wednesday. Co-created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, who also stars as catcher Carson Shaw, the series explores the authentic and diverse lives of the league's many players, with its first season largely focused on the women who made up the Rockford Peaches. “We’re deeply proud of the work that Abbi, Will, the cast and crew have done reimagining which has produced an incredibly loyal fan base as well as achieved numerous, well-deserved recognitions and accolades,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon and MGM Studios.

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Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny & Jennifer Coolidge Win Big at GLAAD Awards 2023

Christina Aguilera, Bad Bunny and Jennifer Coolidge picked up wins at the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards, which were hosted at the The Beverly Hilton on Thursday evening (March 30) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Maybelle Blair, “A League of Their Own” Inspiration, Comes Out at 95

Maybelle Blair, who inspired Madonna’s character in the sports comedy-drama A League of Their Own, recently came out at age 95.Blair played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League — the first professional women’s baseball league in the country — in the 1940s. Her story and that of the league were picked up by the 1992 film A League of Their Own, but LGBTQ representation in the movie remained subtext at best.Now, the 2022 Amazon Prime Video television reboot is highlighting AAGPBL’s queer women.

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debuted in theaters, the movie has been adapted by Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham into an expanded, original TV series for Prime Video with Jacobson also starring as catcher Carson Shaw. The historical period drama will not only tell the story about the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), but also chronicle the authentic and diverse lives of its many players — with season 1 largely focused on the women that made up the Rockford Peaches. It’s a series that will be familiar to many, while exploring new territory not previously seen on screen in this way before.

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‘A League of Their Own’ star Molly Ephraim steps up to the plate

Amazon series, “A League of Their Own,” a spinoff of the popular 1992 movie about a World War II-era women’s professional baseball league. Ephraim plays Maybelle Fox, a fiery, fun-loving blonde who plays centerfield for the fictional Rockford Peaches and is named after real-life legend Maybelle Blair.Ephraim, a natural brunette, had the pleasure of getting to know the feisty Blair, who appears in the pilot. She asked the 95-year-old if she had any tips to help get her in the zone or any superstitions she had surrounding the game? Blair’s answer: “Hot dogs, hot dogs, hot dogs.” “I thought, ‘This girl knows how to live,” Ephraim said.

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‘A League of Their Own’ – Most were lesbian, former player says

When Maybelle Blair joined the women’s baseball league that inspired the film and TV series “A League of Their Own,” she wondered if she’d be the only gay woman there. It didn’t take long for her to learn she’d truly found a league of her own.

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ESPY Awards 2022 - See the Stars in Attendance!

The stars and athletes are stepping out for the 2022 ESPY Awards!

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Abbi Jacobson & Chante Adams Bring 'A League of Their Own' Screening To Outfest 2022

The stars of A League of Their Own gather up on the red carpet for a special screening event during the 2022 Outfest at DGA Theater Complex on Tuesday (July 19) in Los Angeles.

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95-Year-Old Baseball Star Maybelle Blair Comes Out For The First Time

After hiding for most of her life, Maybelle Blair has publicly come out to the world.

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Maybelle Blair, ‘A League of Their Own’ inspiration, comes out at 95

“I hid for 75, 85 years and this is actually basically the first time I’ve ever come out,” said Maybelle Blair, 95, who came out publicly for the first time during the Tribeca Festival premiere of the Amazon Studios series “A League of Their Own.” Blair was a member of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League that the 1992 film and the new series are based. Photo: Screenshot from Instagram page of Amazon Studios series “A League of Their Own.”

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Baseball Player Who Helped Inspire ‘League Of Their Own’ Hopes To Open A Women’s Baseball Centre To Celebrate 94th Birthday

Maybelle Blair wants to celebrate her 94th birthday in a big way.

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