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Alyssa Nakken is the first woman to be an on field coach in MLB history - AS USA
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She's up! Whitmore 1st woman to start Atlantic League game
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Rachel Balkovec, Yankees new female hire, is first of many needed
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Rachel Balkovec joins Yankees as first female full-time hitting coach hired by an MLB organization
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Rachel Balkovec, pro baseball's first female manager, wins in debut
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Rachel Balkovec, pro baseball's first female manager, wins in debut
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Minor leaguers vote nearly unanimously to ratify first-ever collective bargaining agreement - The Boston Globe
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Yankees' Rachel Balkovec becomes first woman named minor-league manager, will take over Low-A club
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The Number of Female Coaches in Major League Baseball Is Growing
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Cubs' Rachel Folden is swinging away at stigma that 'women can't coach baseball' - ESPN
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Rachel Balkovec on historic hire as Minor League manager
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Women break barriers in baseball history
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Alyssa Nakken hired by Giants as first female full-time coach in MLB history - The Washington Post