The are hiring Bianca Smith to coach the team's minor leaguers in Fort Myers, Florida, per Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe.
Smith will be the first Black woman to serve as a professional coach in baseball history. She will mainly work with position players.
Boston's spring training venue has been located in Fort Myers since 1993. The team's rookie league affiliate, the Gulf Coast League Red Sox, is based out of Fort Myers.
Smith's resume includes playing softball at Dartmouth, acting as director of baseball operations and working as a graduate assistant at Case Western Reserve and being an assistant coach at the University of Dallas, per McWilliams.