Rachel Balkovec To Manage First Game With Class A Tampa
Apr 8, 2022, 12:21 PM
DENVER, CO - JULY 11: Coach Rachel Balkovec tips her hat as she is announced as a coach before a game between the National League Futures Team and the American League Futures Team at Coors Field on July 11, 2021 in Denver, Colorado.
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Looking back on her journey before her first game with Class A Tampa, Rachel Balkovec reflected on the discrimination she experienced before becoming the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a major league team.
An incredible and historic day began with Rachel Balkovec addressing the media at GMS Field this morning prior to her taking the field with the Tarpons tonight in Lakeland. I'll be there before first pitch to cover it all.@PinstripedPros #RepBX #Yankees pic.twitter.com/Pm6yRSxZas
— John Brophy (@jbrophybaseball) April 8, 2022
The 34-year-old Balkovec held a pregame media session at Steinbrenner Field before the New York Yankees’ minor league affiliate worked out ahead of its 40-mile bus ride for its Low-A Southeast opener at the Lakeland Flying Tigers.
The Yankees announced her hiring as a minor league manager in January.
