Mélissa Mayeux (born 2 November 1998) is a French shortstop for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Ragin’ Cajuns softball team of the NCAA, and has represented France on the national softball and U18 baseball squads. She was the first female player to be eligible to sign with a major league team, as in 2015 she became the first female player on Major League Baseball's international registration list.[1][2][3]

Melissa Mayeux
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Shortstop
Born: (1998-11-02) November 2, 1998 (age 26)
Louviers, Eure, France
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Division 1 statistics
(through 2016)
Batting average.343
Hits12
Runs batted in4
On-base percentage.395
Teams
Last updated on: 16 February 2020

References

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  1. ^ Jacob Koffler. "MLB Female Player: Could France's Melissa Mayeux Be the One?". Time. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Female French teen makes MLB history". Major League Baseball. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Louis Bien. "Melissa Mayeux loves Derek Jeter, is a badass". SBNation.com. Vox Media. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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