http://espn.go.com/espnw/athletes-life/the-buzz/article/13130218/why-16-year-old-shortstop-first-woman-sign-mlb

you can read the details for yourself, but the salient point is:

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a 16-year-old from France who made history this weekend when she apparently became the first woman ever to be added to MLB's international registration list. As a result, she can be signed by a Major League Baseball team as soon as July 2

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-Z

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Remember kids: guns make you stupid, duct tape makes you smart.

Heh! Well, sort of. I mean, she could be signed next week, and I don't wanna be a wet blanket, but baseball players aren't like, say, hot basketball prospects, where they sometimes jump straight from high school to the NBA. Best-case scenario, she'd be pro in four or five years, and probably take another few to reach the majors.

Still, I agree that that's pretty badass, and I hope the above is indeed what we see. And that she plays in the American League, so I might actually see her play sometime. :)

(And she's French! I didn't even know they played baseball in France.)

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