(RepublicanReport.org) – Controversy has been building for years regarding unequal pay between male athletes and females. So far, Major League Baseball (MLB) has managed to avoid the conflict since the organization doesn’t sponsor any teams for women. The MLB previously barred women from signing contracts but lifted that restriction in 1992. No women have joined the league since then. However, baseball takes in significant earnings through its merchandising efforts, and MLB recently decided to introduce women players to the latest version of its video game.
On March 5, the Playstation Blog published an article detailing MLB’s decision to update its MLB The Show 24 game to include a new feature called “Road to the Show: Women Pave Their Way.” For the first time, players can create and simulate the career of a female baseball player. Gamers can develop their female characters using all the current features in the male player-only version of the game.
Mollie Braley, the new feature’s narrative designer, and Kelsie Whitmore, the first female player in an MLB-partnered league, spoke with Playstation Blog about the new addition to the MLB’s Road to the Show playing mode.
Braley explained that MLB decided to add the new gaming feature to create something special for female baseball fans. She also explained that the stories of women making waves in the sport over the years inspired the league to make this update. She pointed to legends like Toni Stone, one of the first women to play professional baseball.
Kelsie echoed fans’ sentiments. She also stressed that the “new gameplay experience” could “encourage, inspire, and motivate” women to chase their dreams. She said she was proud of MLB officials for applying a “real-life change” to the game. She concluded her remarks by expressing her hope that women and girls could use the new gaming feature to embrace the idea that they are capable of “competing in this game at every level.”
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