The Red Sox will hire minor league coach Bianca Smith, making her the first Black woman to serve as a professional baseball coach, the Boston Globe reports.
Julian McWilliams of The Globe reported Thursday that Smith will work with the Gulf Coast League Red Sox—the organization's rookie-level affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla. Smith's work will center around position players.
She currently serves as the assistant baseball coach and hitting coordinator at Carroll University in Wisconsin. She has worked there since 2019.
Before her time at Carroll University, Smith worked as the director of baseball operations from 2013–17 and served as an assistant coach at the University of Dallas in 2018.