In continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting some of the incredible women across Cleveland and Major League Baseball history who have broken barriers and #InspireInclusion in others. The San Francisco Giants hired Alyssa Nakken as a full-time on-field coach in 2020, making her the first woman in Major League history to hold such a position. A longtime MLB executive, Kim Ng became the first woman to serve as a General Manager in the Big Leagues after being hired in 2020 by the Miami Marlins. After the New York Yankees announced Minor League coach Rachel Balkovec’s promotion to manager of the club’s affiliate in Tampa, Florida, Balkovec became the first full-time woman manager of an MLB-affiliated Minor League team. A former softball star at UCLA, Amanda Kamekona became the first on-field coach in Cleveland baseball history when she was hired by the club in 2023 to be a Minor League hitting instructor. #ForTheLand