The Yankees are continuing to work outside the traditional lines in their minor league system, in the latest instance hiring Rachel Balkovec as a minor league hitting coach who likely will work with the organization’s lower-level clubs.
The New York Times was the first to report the full-time hiring.
Balkovec, who signed her deal Nov. 8 according to the Times report, has worked in the Cardinals’ and Astros’ systems in the strength-and-conditioning programs. The 32-year-old former collegiate softball player at Creighton and New Mexico is believed to be the first full-time female hitting coach in pro baseball.