The Miami Marlins made baseball history with their hiring of Kim NG as its new general manager late last year. Ng is the first female GM and first Asian American GM to ever take charge of an MLB team.
The Marlins claimed Ng was the highest-ranking woman in MLB team operations and is understood to be the first-ever woman hired as a general manager of any professional men’s sports team in North America.
“Kim’s appointment makes history in all of professional sports and sets a significant example for the millions of women and girls who love baseball and softball,” Commissioner of Baseball Robert Manfred Jr.