“Why is it different for a female athlete to be paid a million dollars than a male football player getting three million or four million for a male basketball player?” Glasco asked rhetorically.

“Nija Canady is the most electrifying player in softball. She’s box office and she goes out every day and competes,” her manager Derrick Shelby of Prestige Management told ESPN.

Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady has signed another $1 million-plus NIL deal, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Friday.