In the News
December 10 2024 • SB Nation
Ever-present and relegated to the sidelines, women’s baseball is finally being seen.
December 8 2024 • Albany Times Union
All In: Gift-giving ideas for women’s sports fans
December 6 2024 • Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Women’s baseball documentary ‘See Her Be Her’ set for fundraiser screening in Healdsburg
November 25 2024 • WPIX-TV (New York)
Jean Fruth and baseball player Hera Andre-Bergmann talk women in baseball on WPIX’S New York Living
November 17 2024 • Albany Times Union
All In: Women still making baseball history with stellar play, resilience
November 4 2024 • WGN-Television
Jean joins Chicago’s “Very Own” morning news team to discuss SEE HER BE HER
October 25 2024 • Baseball Canada
Alli Schroder to be featured in SEE HER BE HER on the MLB Network
October 25 2024 • NY Times and The Athletic
New baseball doc spotlights women across the globe
October 24 2024 • Alpha Universe
Sony Artisan Jean Fruth’s latest project to premiere on MLB Network
October 24 2024 • MLB.com
‘See Her Be Her’ documents growth of women’s baseball
October 24 2024 • Associated Press
“See Her Be Her” Shines light on the progress, challenges of women’s baseball worldwide
October 24 2024 • Talk Dodgers to Me Podcast
Jean and host Melissa Myer talk photography and about the premiere of SEE HER BE HER
October 22 2024 • Short and to the Point Podcast
Jean Fruth joins host Jessica Kleinschmidt to talk SEE HER BE HER, being a photographer, Billie Jean King, and more
October 21 2024 • The Standard-Journal
Little Leaguers to be Featured in Grassroots Baseball’s New Documentary and Book, See Her Be Her
October 21 2024 • Little League Baseball
Little Leaguers® to be Featured in Grassroots Baseball’s New Documentary and Book, See Her Be Her
October 19 2024 • San Francisco Chronicle
New ‘See Her Be Her’ doc from S.F. team looks at women in baseball across the world
October 18 2024 • Boston Globe
Veteran columnist Dan Shaughnessy points viewers to SEE HER BE HER broadcast premiere
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October 15 2024 • MLB Network
Executive Producer Billie Jean King and Director & Producer Jean Fruth discuss SEE HER BE HER and women in baseball
September 27 2024 • Oakland A's Pregame Show
Jean and Jeff join the Oakland A’s pregame show to talk “See Her Be Her”
October 3 2024 • Japan Times
Japan great Ayami Sato helps shine light on women’s baseball in new documentary
September 26 2024 • Dodger Stadium in-stadium pregame show
Jean joins the Dodgers’ in-stadium pregame show
September 26 2024 • Dodgers Pregame Television
Jean and Jeff join Jessica Mendoza and John Hartung on the Dodgers pregame show
September 26 2024 • Dodgers Radio Network
Jean joins David Vassegh on the Dodgers pregame show
September 25 2024 • NBC Sports Bay Area
Jean and Jeff join Carlos Ramirez on the San Francisco Giant postgame show
September 21 2024 • YES Network
Jean Fruth joins Meredith Marakovitz on the YES Network to talk about “See Her Be Her” and women in baseball
September 20 2024 • KGO-TV, San Francisco
Jean Fruth joins joins the ABC morning news team in San Francisco to discuss the Grassroots Baseball documentary and book, See Her Be Her
September 20 2024 • Oakland A’s Broadcast
Jean Fruth joins Jenny Cavanar during the Yankees-A's game to talk about “See Her Be Her”
September 20 2024 • New York Yankees Radio Network
Jean Fruth joins Suzyn Waldman during the Yankees vs A’s game to talk about “See Her Be Her”
September 20 2024 • “Hittin‘ Season” Phillies and MLB podcast
Jean Fruth and host Justin Klugh discuss “See Her Be Her” and the SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
September 13 2024 • Sports Platter
Jean and Jeff join host Mike Lindsley to discuss “See Her Be Her” and Billie Jean King
September 12 2024 • Dodger Nation
Dodgers Co-Owner produces baseball film to air during World Series
September 10 2024 • EIN Newswire
Sports icon and equality champion Billie Jean King named Executive Producer of “See Her Be Her” Documentary
September 10 2024 • Julia Elbaba / NBC TV Los Angeles
Billie Jean King advocates for women’s baseball inception, her ‘first true love’
September 10 2024 • No Crying in Baseball Podcast
Jean and Jeff join Patti and Pottymouth to talk women’s baseball
September 9 2024 • Bob Nightengale / USA Today
Billie Jean King wants to help carve ‘pathway’ for MLB’s first female player
August 30 2024 • Grassroots Baseball
Sports Icon and Equality Champion
Billie Jean King named Executive Producer of See Her Be Her Documentary
Film to premiere on MLB Network during World Series
August 26 2024 • NESN Television
Jean Fruth joins Tom Caron on the Red Sox television network to talk about Grassroots Baseball’s upcoming documentary
August 24 2024 • KNBR Radio
Jean Fruth joins Marty Lurie on Giants pregame to talk about women’s baseball around the globe
August 22 2024 • Women’s Baseball – The Inside Pitch Podcast
Jean Fruth joins retired Team Australia player Amy McCann, a six-time WBSC World Cup participant, for a trip around the bases
August 17 2024 • ESPN, Williamsport PA
Jean Fruth and Team USA Manager Veronica Alvrez join Jessica Medonoza and ESPN during Little League World Series
August 16 2024 • Zoom With Our Feet Photography Podcast
Jean Fruth talks about her career in photography with host T Mac on his “pod about learning photography” podcast
August 2 2024 • MLB Central on MLB Network
MLB.tv to stream Women’s Baseball World Cup Gold Medal Game
July 31 2024 • CBS News, Thunder Bay
She’s taken photos on some of baseball’s biggest stages, now Jean Fruth’s turning her camera on the women’s World Cup
July 28 2024 • WBSC.org
Manager Anthony Pluta confident that slugging Canada will have consistent pitching and defence for WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals
July 20 2024 • Hawaii Tribune Herald
New baseball documentary aims to create more chances for women on the field
July 19 2024 • MLB Central
Grassroots Baseball announces premiere of See Her Be Her on MLB Network — Jean Fruth & hall of famer Ferguson Jenkins join MLB Central
July 19 2024 • New York Times
New baseball documentary aims to create more chances for women on the field
July 19 2024 • Sports Business Journal
Women’s baseball doc to air during World Series
June 11 2024 • ML Sports Platter Podcast with Mike Lindsley
Jean Fruth and Jeff Idelson Join Mike Lindsley to Talk Women’s Baseball
June 11 2024 • B&H Video Series “On Deck”, Episode 6
Jean Fruth Shares her Thoughts on What Happens After the Game
In the 6th and final episode of the B&H Video Series "On Deck," Jean Fruth shares her thoughts on what happens after the game, when it’s time to select your photos for editing. How do you pick the best photos out of thousands? Jean sits down for post processing to share her approach to culling images fast, in order to end up with a selection that captures the peak action and tells the story of a location.
June 4 2024 • B&H Video Series “On Deck”, Episode 5
Photographing Grassroots Games
Before the contracts, before the money, there’s the pure love of a sport during a grassroots game. As Jean Fruth demonstrates in the fifth episode, filmed in the Dominican Republic, photographing amateur games allows you to practice your techniques in ways that you might not be able to during a professional one.
May 28 2024 • B&H Video Series “On Deck”, Episode 4
Storytelling in Sports Photography
In this episode, Jean Fruth shares her storytelling techniques for sports photography so you can capture more well-rounded stories.
May 23 2024 • Creativity in Captivity Podcast
Grassroots Baseball’s Jean Fruth Joins the Creativity in Captivity Podcast
May 22 2024 • We’ll See About That – The Ron Cey Show
Grassroots Baseball Joins Los Angeles Dodgers Great Ron Cey on His “We’ll See about That” Podcast
May 21 2024 • B&H Video Series “On Deck”, Episode 3
Photographing Peak Action
In this episode, Jean Fruth shares her techniques to capturing the peak moments without compromising on exposure or composition. As she says, “The more you know the sport, the more consistently you’re going to make your pictures.”
May 14 2024 • B&H Video Series “On Deck”, Episode 2
Having a Plan Key for Capturing What You Want and Conveying the Story You Want to Tell
In this episode of On Deck, Sony Artisan Jean Fruth helps you prepare before you even get to the game, so you can focus on taking great photos. Prior research informs her gear choice, so she will share her kit on this trip.
May 7 2024 • B&H Video Series “On Deck”, Episode 1
B&H and Sony Present New Series with Sony Artisan Jean Fruth — On Deck: Sports and Storytelling
Join Jean as she documents baseball in the Dominican Republic, from grassroots to the pros. As Jean says, “sports photography is photojournalism on high speed.”
February 21 2024 • Camera Shake Podcast
Jean Fruth Joins the Camera Shake Podcast to Talk Grassroots Baseball and Photography
January 24 2024 • KC Studio
Grassroots Baseball’s Jean Fruth to Speak at Trailblazing Talks Series in Kansas City
January 19 2024 • CBS News Colorado
Jean Fruth Joins CBS News Colorado to Discuss Women in Baseball Ahead of Presentation at the Lone Tree Arts Center
Jean Fruth’s third book, See Her Be Her!
Companion book to the See Her Be Her documentary
Now shipping! The companion book to the See Her Be Her documentary is the third book in the Grassroots Baseball series, following the success of 2019’s Grassroots Baseball: Where Legends Begin and 2022’s Grassroots Baseball: Route 66.
See Her Be Her celebrates the women of baseball, from the glorious past of the players made famous by Penny Marshall’s A League of Their Own, to the ongoing exploits of the most talented females in the game today, to the very real possibility that a woman will one day make her major league debut.
Photographer Jean Fruth traveled the globe, shooting on three continents and assembling the over 250 strikingly beautiful photos that illustrate this book. Also shining a light on both the constant struggle for equality and the joyful passion of baseball are profiles of pioneers like Lois Youngen, players like Kelsie Whitmore and Ayami Sato, and such women of influence as Justine Siegal and Veronica Alvarez.
Lending their perspective are Tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King (Foreword), Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken (Introduction), baseball writer Claire Smith (Preface), the first female to be awarded the Hall’s Career Excellence Award, and Maybelle Blair (Afterword), a one-time pitcher in the All-America Girls Professional Baseball League.