SAN DIEGO -- Rachel Balkovec wants to be a hit with the New York Yankees -- and the way to do that is to help their minor leaguers get more hits.
She was hired in November and starts work next month as a minor league hitting coach, believed to the first woman hitting coach employed by a big league team.
"She was really impressive. I really look forward to having more conversations with her," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday after talking with Balkovec at the winter meetings. "She has a really good understanding, especially when it comes to the pitch tracking.