South Bend: Built by Baseball - The Greatness of Jean Faut - A Women's Baseball Icon

South Bend: Built by Baseball- The Greatness of Jean Faut - A Women's Baseball Icon

Episode #1 - The Greatness of Jean Faut - A Women's Baseball Icon

A women's baseball Hall-of-Famer, and the only professional baseball player to throw two perfect games, Jean Faut is an undisputed all-time great. But to play baseball while your jealous husband is your manager? That's a different matter entirely.

Join Nathan Krebs and Aaron Helman as they explore Jean's origin story and her career with the South Bend Blue Sox of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

 

Upload Date: April 15, 2026

From the greatest women's baseball pitcher to the high schooler who earned a major league contract, South Bend is home to some incredible baseball stories. This 6-episode series dives into the tales of the city's early baseball heroes (or villains).

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