Ayami Sato becomes first woman to play in Canadian men’s pro baseball league

TORONTO — Star female pitcher Ayami Sato made history as the first woman to play in a Canadian men’s professional baseball league on Sunday.
She also had a perfect debut for the Intercounty Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs.
Sato struck out one batter without allowing anyone on base in the first two innings of an eventual 6-5 loss to the Kitchener Panthers.
Fans at Dominico Field in Christie Pits welcomed Sato with loud applause when the public address announcer introduced