Jaida Lee

Jaida Lee (born 2006) is a Canadian baseball player. At age 16, she was in 2022 the first female to compete in men’s baseball at the Canada Summer Games.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Jaida Lee
Pitcher
Born: 2006 (age 16–17)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Teams
  • Team Newfoundland and Labrador
  • (PSA) Premier Sports Academy

Lee is a senior at Gonzaga High School, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Born in St. John's, to Dave and Amanda Lee.[7][8][9][10] Lee started playing baseball at 6 years old, and has been playing on boy's and men's baseball teams since the age of 10.[9][4]

Career

Early career

Lee pitched for Newfoundland and Labrador's Female U-16 team in the 2021 Atlantic Female Under 16 Baseball Championship. During tournament, Lee was named Top Batter and Top Pitcher. [6] Also in 2021, Lee was the only girl on the province's U-17 boys baseball team, where she pitched the team's win in Dartmouth, N.S.[10]

Lee was named Female Athlete of the Year, by Baseball NL in 2021.[6]

Lee is on Baseball Canada's list of prospects for national team programs and in 2021, was among 41 players invited to a women’s national team (WNT) showcase event in Trois Rivières, Quebec.[9][11][1]

Canada Summer Games

Selections for Team N.L. began in 2019 and Lee was 13 years old when she attended her first selections camp.[9]

During the 2022 Canada Summer Games, Lee played with Team N.L. (Newfoundland and Labrador).[6] Lee's first pitch was a strike. The ball, taken out of the game, will be on display at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, in St. Mary's, Ontario. [1][3][12][6]

MLB Ceremonial First Pitch

Lee was invited and threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Toronto Blue Jays game versus the Cleveland Guardians on August 12, 2022, at the Rogers Centre.[1][4][8][7]

References
  1. Franke, Bernd (2022-08-10). "Female pitcher makes Canada Summer Games baseball history". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. Moore, Mike (2022-07-31). "'They all shut up': Jaida Lee talks about pitching for N.L.'s men's baseball team at Canada Games". CBC. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  3. Puchalsk, Bernie (2022-08-08). "Jaida Lee makes her pitch and becomes the first female playing men's baseball at a Canada Games". Niagara 2022 Games. Retrieved 2022-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Redmond, Don (2022-08-10). "Newfoundland woman fastballer on men's team shifts from Welland to Blue Jays' opening pitch". Insauga. Retrieved 2022-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Jays Talk Plus: Confidence Rankings + Women in Baseball with Kelly McCormack & Jaida Lee". Sports Net. 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Joyce, Luke (2022-07-19). "Team NL Heading to 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara in August". The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation. Retrieved 2022-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Atter, Heidi (2022-08-14). "Canada Games history maker Jaida Lee throws first pitch at Blue Jays home game". CBC. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  8. "16-year-old N.L. baseball star Jaida Lee to throw 1st pitch at a Jays game". CBC. 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  9. Puchalski, Bernie (2022-01-21). "Making Her Mark - Newfoundland and Labrador Rising Star Jaida Less is Set to Make History in Niagara". Baseball Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Jaida Lee leads N.L.'s under-17 baseball team to win with strong pitching performance". CBC. 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  11. McCarthy, Brendan (2022-10-04). "Newfoundland and Labrador names 2022 Canada Games baseball team; roster includes rising female star Jaida Lee | SaltWire". Salt Wire. Retrieved 2022-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Jaida Lee makes Canada Games history". Archysport. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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