影／性别歧视遭退队！8岁棒球女神童连续美技惊艳全场
Legend status • Last year, Ashlynn, a 7-year old from Toronto, was awarded the MVP award from the opposing team during Regional Finals. “After the game,” said her dad, Dan, “[a parent on our team] told me that girls shouldn’t be playing baseball and that they should stick to softball. Then, at tryouts, the coach cut her from the team.” • Our response? Their loss. • In just 10 days, this 8-year old is headed to #BFANationals to join hundreds of girls from North America and abroad to do what they do best: play baseball. • “I don’t think it has ever occurred to Ashlynn that some people think that girls can’t do things that boys can do,” says Dan. • We’re right there with you, Ashlynn—and we’ve got your back • #baseballforall #borntoplay #unstoppable #girlscandoanything #girlsplaybaseballtoo #baseballplayers #girlsinbaseball #naturalathelete #divingcatch #baseballseason #travebaseball #empoweredgirls #strongfemale #supporther #sheplayswewin #girlsinthegame #letherplay #baseballtournament #thefutureisfemale #futureofbaseball @danbaseballdadof6 @jbclac
Baseball For All（@baseballforall）分享的贴文 于 PDT 2019 年 7月 月 21 日 下午 5:37 张贴
女生就只能打垒球吗？北美一名8岁女童艾希琳（Ashlynn Therien）虽然拥有极佳的棒球天赋，但却因为性别而遭到歧视，认为她不能待在男孩子的棒球队里。被赶出球队的艾希琳加入《Baseball for all》这个团体，并在守备练习时展现惊人的守备美技，惊艳了许多人。
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去年来自多伦多的7岁女孩艾希琳在地区性的棒球比赛中拿下MVP，比赛结束后，一名家长跟艾希琳的父亲说，「女生不应该来打棒球，去打垒球吧！」之后教练就把艾希琳赶出球队。
对于球队砍掉MVP等级的艾希琳，她的父亲仅说：「这是她们的损失」。并在短短10天之内，将艾希琳送往北美的《Baseball for all》，这是一个专门支持女生打棒球的机构，而这个机构目前有数百名女性在这，从事他们最擅长的事-打棒球。
▲8岁女童艾希琳扑接美技 。（图／截自baseballforall IG）
《Baseball for all》也特别将艾希琳平时守备练习的影片上传，在影片之中，艾希琳多次扑接美技，让场边的观众、家长们惊叹连连。艾希琳的父亲表示，「没有什么事情是男生能做，但女生不能做的」。