The New York Yankees have hired Rachel Balkovec as the manager for the 2022 Tampa Tarpons (Low-A Southeast). Balkovec will be the first female manager in affiliated professional baseball.
Balkovec said (in 2019) she had "aspirations of being in a more leadership role from a broader standpoint . . . [possibly as] director of baseball operations or farm director or GM." Lindsey Adler of The Athletic added that Balkovec is comfortable with advanced analytics and fluent in Spanish.
Mark Polishuk (MLB Trade Rumors) recaps Balkovec's work history:
Beginning as a strength and conditioning coordinator in the Cardinals' farm system from 2011-15, she then moved to a similar role with the Astros from 2016-18, working with both Houston's Latin American prospects and then the Astros' Double-A affiliate.