In building off the success of its debut season, Athletes Unlimited Softball League is expanding for the 2026 season.

As part of that process, each of the four original teams (Talons, Blaze, Bandits and Volts) will be allowed to protect five players, with the two new teams (Cascade and Oklahoma City Spark) being able to pick from the pool of unprotected players.

From Tuesday, Nov. 18 through Saturday, Nov. 22, the AUSL will announce the protected players from the four original teams. Each team will announce one protected player over the course of those five days, and you can track the progress here.

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You can click here for more on the mechanics of the Expansion Draft and the subsequent Allocation Draft that will determine the rosters for the 2026 s

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