Jean Afterman joined the Yankees in December of 2001 as the second female assistant to the general manager, succeeding the first, Kim Ng. Ng left for the same position with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
Afterman, a native of San Francisco, Calif., is an attorney by trade and actress by heart. It turns out she landed in Major League baseball by accident.
Following graduation in 1979 from the University of Cal-Berkeley with a degree in art history, Afterman became assistant to the head of feature film production at Paramount Studios.
There it was suggested that she pursue a degree in law.