“We are so excited to finally announce the WPBL’s first four teams — New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco,” said league co-founder Justine Siegal in a statement. “Each of these cities are storied sports cities and we can’t wait to connect with the fans who live there and baseball fans across the country.”

The Celtics got some tips at practice from Tom Thibodeau, who helped eliminate them from the playoffs last season when he was head coach of the New York Knicks.