LLWS legend Mo'ne Davis is playing baseball again in the WPBL as a 1st-round draft pick

Billy Heyen

LLWS legend Mo'ne Davis is playing baseball again in the WPBL as a 1st-round draft pick image

Mo'ne Davis is back on the diamond.

The Little League World Series legend is going to take part in the inaugural season of the Women's Pro Baseball League.

Davis was a first-round draft pick by Los Angeles and announced as a centerfielder.

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Davis first burst onto the scene in the 2014 Little League World Series, a star pitcher for the team from Pennsylvania.

During her time there, she actually struck out a future MLB player, Robert Hassell of the Washington Nationals.

Davis went on to play collegiate softball at Hampton University.

Her name still brings out a ton of positive reactions from fans of baseball and of the LLWS, so to know that she's back in the game is a cool thing.

The WPBL is set to have four teams, with L.A. Joined by New York, Boston and San Francisco.

Each team in the draft selected 30 players, and the inaugural season will begin in the spring.

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