Alyssa Nakken made MLB history by becoming the first woman to be hired as a coach to a major league staff when she was added to the Giants as an assistant coach in February.
Nakken could be used to the extra attention she’s getting, but she’s taking it in strides and remains humble with the spotlight, but that didn't stop her from lighting up seeing her name stitched on the back of an orange and black uniform.
“This is an amazing job for anybody, man or woman, or anyone,” Nakken said on MLB Network Radio during an appropriately titled segment: ‘The Most Influential Women in Baseball’.