Abbi Jacobson on how 'A League of Their Own' helped a former baseball player come out at 95
A 95-year-old former baseball player is proving that it’s never too late to be your authentic self.
A 95-year-old former baseball player is proving that it’s never too late to be your authentic self.
Maybelle Blair, who played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and helped inspire the 1992 film “A League of Their Own,” recently came out as gay after serving as a consultant for Amazon Prime’s reboot TV series of the same name.
Abbi Jacobson, who co-created and stars in the newly released show, appeared on NBC's "Today" show Monday to chat with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager about her role in the series and opened up about her inspiring interactions with Blair.
Abbi Jacobson talks modern twist on ‘A League of Their Own’Aug. 15, 202206:15“She initially came on to consult about what it was like to be on the league, what it was like to play baseball and softball at the time,” the actor explained. “In doing so, we really got to know her.”
Jacobson and the show’s other co-creator, Will Graham, identify as queer, and Blair clearly felt comfortable opening up to the duo about her own sexual identity.
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