Kelsie Whitmore

Kelsie Ann-Gamboa Whitmore is an American professional baseball pitcher for both the San Francisco Firebells, where she also captains, for the Women's Professional Baseball League and the Savannah Bananas. She has also played for the United States women's national baseball team in international competition since 2014. Whitmore played college softball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans and has also played baseball professionally for the Sonoma Stompers of the Pacific Association, Staten Island FerryHawks of Atlantic League, and Oakland Ballers of the Pioneer League. She was the first woman to appear in the starting lineup in an Atlantic League game. She was the first overall pick in the inaugural Women's Pro Baseball League draft in 2025.