Edith de Leija

Edith Elena de Leija Sánchez, known as Edith De Leija, is a Mexican professional softball player born in Aldama. The Spanish Wikipedia article says she is part of the Mexican women's softball national team and, since the second season of the Mexican Softball League, plays for Diablos Rojos del México. In 2024 she was nominated best third baseman in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation after the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup, making her the only Mexican and Latin American in the infield. She began playing baseball with her younger brother, was invited at thirteen to join the Ciudad Victoria softball team, plays for Correcaminos UAT at university level, played with Charros de Jalisco in the league's first season in 2024 and since 2025 plays for Las Escarlatas, with whom she became two-time champion. This entry is written from the Spanish Wikipedia article on Edith de Leija, because the subject has no English Wikipedia article.