 Whitmore says she's had to train her mind over the years to handle being a woman in baseball, where she's faced plenty of negativity from naysayers. At first, I let it eat me up, but then I switched it because I was so tired of letting it affect me. I was like, you know what? I'm just going to use it as like fuel to my fire. Organizations like the Ballers can be more supportive, says Justine Siegel, founder of Baseball for All, a national nonprofit building gender equity in baseball.