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Tampa Tarpons' Rachel Balkovec ready for first-ever game as manager
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Minor league baseball unionization getting interest from players
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Omaha native to be first female Minor League Baseball manager
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Rachel Balkovec to become first female manager in MiLB history
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Yankees' Rachel Balkovec named first female minor league baseball manager
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As Rachel Balkovec makes history with the New York Yankees, her trailblazing journey isn't finished
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Rachel Balkovec Becomes First Female Manager In Affiliated Pro Baseball - FloSoftball
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Brendan Kuty 🧟♂️ on X: Yankees will formally introduce Rachel Balkovec as the first woman to manage full-time in affiliated baseball in a Zoom press conference tomorrow. / X
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Rachel Balkovec becomes first female minor league baseball manager
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ALL ME Podcast: Episode 41: Breaking Barriers for Women in Sport - Rachel Balkovec