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Tiffany Brooks is a free agent, right-handed pitcher and first baseman in Independent League Baseball.

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Brooks became the first female baseball pitcher in the 21st century to sign a contract with a professional American men's baseball team when she signed with the Big Bend Cowboys of the Continental Baseball League. After successfully completing Spring Training (April 30- May 4, 2010) in Alpine, Texas, Brooks became the first female to make an American men's professional baseball Opening Day roster since Ila Borders in 2000. Brooks had a brief stint with the team before seeking her own release to pursue other playing opportunities.

Tiffany Brooks is also the first and only female baseball player to ever play in all three Independent professional instructional leagues, California Winter League, Arizona Summer League, and Arizona Winter League). She is the first and only female to compete in the California Winter League (2011), the Arizona Summer League (2011), the World Free Agent Spring Training event in Florida (2012), and one of two females to ever compete in the Arizona Winter League (2010).

Accomplishments

  • Second American female ballplayer (any position) in the 21st century to sign with a professional men's baseball team.
  • First female on the Hollywood Legends Barnstorming Baseball Club (team composed of ex-MLB players including Bill Madlock, Darrell Evans, and Bill Lee, 2010)
  • First female to play in 100-year history of Dutch Men's Baseball League (2007)
  • Only female to participate in the NABA Men's World Series (2009)
  • Third female world-wide to sign a professional men's baseball contract since 2000
  • Third American (fourth world-wide) female Pitcher to sign since the 1950s (Mamie Johnson, Indianapolis Clowns, 1953; Ila Borders, 1997, St. Paul Saints).
  • Two-time silver medalist in international women's club baseball competition (Phoenix Cup Hong Kong International Women's Baseball Tournament, 2008—North Stars; 2009—North American Liberty Belles).

    • Current career

    Tiffany Brooks is currently a free agent. She is featured in the film Throw Like a Girl, forthcoming 2012) and in The Bus Leagues Experience, Volumes 1 and 2.

    References

    Tiffany Brooks Wikipedia
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