Are the "A League of Their Own" Characters Real People? Let's Investigate

Carson Shaw, as played by series cocreator Abbi Jacobson, isn't based on a single person from real life but rather on several real anecdotes mixed with plenty of fiction.

One figure whose real life likely ties into Carson's complicated arc is Maybelle Blair, a star AAGPBL player who, just this year at the age of 95, came out during the press tour for "A League of Their Own."

"I think it's a great opportunity for these young girl ball players to come to realize that they're not alone and you don't have to hide," she said during a panel for the show. "I hid for 75, 85 years, and this is actually, basically the first time I've ever come out."