The Cleveland Guardians have hired Amanda Kamekona to serve as a minor league hitting instructor, per Tom Withers of the Associated Press, making her the first female on-field coach in the organization's history.
The 36-year-old was a former softball star at Cal State Fullerton and UCLA.
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