The Yankees have made a move within their minor league system, promoting Rachel Balkovec as their new manager for the Low-A Tampa Tarpons according to The Athletic’s Lindsey Adler. Balkovec will become the first woman to ever manage a minor league team, three years after she became the first female coach in minor league history when the Yankees hired her as a minor league hitting instructor in 2019.
Balkovec began her career as a strength and conditioning coach following a collegiate career as an NCAA D1 softball player at the University of New Mexico.