Brittany Apgar

Brittany Apgar
Los Angeles Queens – No. 0
Center Fielder
Born: 2003 or 2004 (age 22–23)[1]
Farmville, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
WPBL debut
Aug 1, 2026, for the Los Angeles Queens
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Brittany "Britt" Apgar is an American professional baseball outfielder. She currently plays center field for the Los Angeles Queens of the Women's Pro Baseball League. Apgar was born with hypoplasia, because of which she only has one hand.

Early life and education

Apgar was born in Farmville, North Carolina to Tommie and Tom Apgar, and grew up in Greensboro.[1] She grew up playing baseball. She pitched on a local rec team, and while in middle school, she played for DC Force, an all-girls baseball team.[2][3]

Apgar attended Southeast Guilford High School.[4] She made the junior varsity baseball team as a freshman, but was later removed from the team due to her gender, after which she played softball.[1][5]

Apgar attended Greensboro College, where she was an outfielder on the softball team.[5] She transferred to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during her sophomore year, but later dropped out.[1]

Professional career

In the inaugural Women's Pro Baseball League draft, Apgar was selected 15th in the third round by WPBL Los Angeles.[6]

Limb difference

Apgar was born with hypoplasia, which prevented her right arm and hand from fully developing. Using bones from her legs and feet, doctors were able to lengthen her right arm and construct a wrist and fingers, which she calls her "nub."[7]

While playing baseball, Apgar bats right handed, with the bat resting on her nub, and throws with her left hand.[1] She used to hit using a prosthesis which was attached to her bat, but she stopped using it after other teams accused it of giving her an unfair advantage.[6][8]

In 2026, Apgar attended the Boston Red Sox spring training camp with the WPBL, where the impact of her bat with a high-velocity pitch caused the skin of her right hand to split open.[9][10] This lead her to post a video to Instagram seeking advice about a guard or prosthetic that could protect her nub.[11] This lead her to connect with Chrysta Irolla at the Hospital for Special Surgery, with whom she is working on a new prosthetic.[12]

Apgar has said that her hero is Jim Abbott, a former National Team and Major League Baseball pitcher who was also born without a right hand.[8]

Personal life

Apgar is LGBTQ.[13][14]

See also

  • Pete Gray – American baseball player (1915–2002)
  • Chad Bentz – American baseball player (born 1980)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cohen, Jay (July 24, 2026). "Born without a right hand, Britt Apgar is set to play in the Women's Professional Baseball League". Associated Press. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  2. ↑ Dvorak, Petula (August 7, 2017). "The defiant girls who refuse to play softball instead of baseball, and why they rock". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ Frandson, Mary (February 27, 2026). "Limb-Different Outfielder Finds Her Field of Dreams". Amplitude. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Brittany Apgar - Softball". Greensboro College Athletics. 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Walsh, Lauren (August 1, 2022). "Greensboro College softball player makes her mark right off the bat". WXII-TV. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Shuler, Hallie (July 29, 2026). "Former Shriners Children's patient prepares for pro baseball league debut". WSPA-TV. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  7. ↑ Konsmo, Sarah (September 20, 2017). "Girl baseball player can throw better than most boys-without a right hand". ABC 10. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Brittany, the girl who equals boys in baseball playing without her right hand". World Baseball Softball Confederation. September 21, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  9. ↑ Ramos-Eisen, Jen (June 24, 2026). "Brittany Apgar's vlog journey brings support for accessibility". The IX Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  10. ↑ Henderson, Cydney (May 14, 2026). "WPBL player Brittany Apgar's search for accessibility solution gains online support". USA Today. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  11. ↑ @britt.apgar; (May 5, 2026). "80+ mph will spilt my nub open (rip) so i'm attempting to make something that will protect from impact! any tips tricks or knowledge would be so greatly appreciated". Retrieved July 31, 2026 – via Instagram.
  12. ↑ "Britt Apgar's Journey Back to Baseball". Togethxr. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  13. ↑ Allen, Samantha (July 16, 2026). "All the LGBTQ+ Players in the Women's Pro Baseball League — And Where to Follow Them". Them. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  14. ↑ Thompson, Abbie (June 30, 2026). "Meet All of the Out Queer Players of the WPBL". GO Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
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