Rachel Balkovec Set To Become First Female Manager in Minor Leagues

The times they are a changin’

The New York Yankees have promoted Rachel Balkovec to be the manager of the Low-A Tampa Tarpons, making her the first female manager in affiliated professional baseball.

Sources: Rachel Balkovec, who joined the Yankees organization as a minor-league hitting coach in 2019, will serve as the manager for the Low A Tampa Tarpons next season.

— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) January 9, 2022

Rachel Balkovec is set to make history again.

The Yankees will reportedly name Balkovec the first full-time female manager in MiLB history as skipper of Low-A Tampa. https://t.co/P5v9cv17A7 pic.twitter.com/8cWmaqtksH

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) January 10, 2022

The 34-year-old has worked in pro ball for ten years. Serving as the hitting coach in 2019 for the rookie-level Florida Complex League, she became the first female full-time hitting coach within an MLB organization.

Twitter reacted to the monumental hire:

Rachel Balkovec will become the next manager of the Low A Tampa Tarpons, per @lindseyadler

She will be the first woman to manage a minor league baseball team 🙌 pic.twitter.com/CmfI1KY6Is

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) January 10, 2022

⁦@_rachelbalkovec⁩ this is awesome. Congratulations ⚾️ https://t.co/lqEIkP74Pf

— Sue Tiska (@TiskaSue) January 10, 2022

Rachel Balkovec is set to become the first female manager in Minor League Baseball history.

Balkovec will serve as manager for the Tampa Tarpoons next season, the Low-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, per @lindseyadler. pic.twitter.com/1i4YmrObFL

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) January 10, 2022

Rachel Balkovec is expected to become the first female manager in minor league history. https://t.co/blxz2lLrcu

— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) January 10, 2022

Hell yeah @_rachelbalkovec https://t.co/aQrkpIVJv3

— River Ave. Blues (@RiverAveBlues) January 9, 2022

With 10 years of coaching experience in MLB farm systems, Rachel Balkovec is set to manage Low-A Tampa. https://t.co/coPYORFU32

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) January 10, 2022

Right person for the job! @_rachelbalkovec has been on a mission in this game (and kicking ass in all sorts of jobs) and she will leave her stamp on it! Stoked for her https://t.co/7skEwrR4Vb

— Jenny Cavnar (@jennycavnar) January 10, 2022

This is a big step in one day seeing a Female Skip in the Majors.

It’s going to happen, you just know it…

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