Get the inside track from Roisin O'Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was a historic game — ending in a 10-8 victory for the Queens — marking the first women’s professional baseball league in the U.S. in almost three decades. Before that, though, the league’s big debut was nearly upstaged by a national anthem performance that quickly went viral for all the wrong reasons. “Fergie can rest now, these women hold the throne,” wrote another, referencing the Black Eyed Peas singer’s infamous national anthem rendition at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game. Someone who may be relieved to see the rendition is Patti LaBelle, who — just two weeks ago — faced ridicule for her own national anthem performance at the MLB All-Star Game.