With Kim Ng as the new leader, the club re-enters the history books twice.
It is not only the first time that a woman leads a team in North America's highest baseball MLB, but it is also the first time that a person of Asian origin holds that position.
"When I started in this business, it seemed unlikely that a woman would lead a Major League team, but I am stubborn when it comes to achieving my goals," Ng said in a statement, adding: "My goal now is to take championship baseball to Miami. ”
Ng has over 30 years of experience in baseball at the highest level and has worked for teams such as the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, reports NBC News.
And it's not the first time Kim Ng has been the first to do something in MLB.
When she got the job of assistant manager for the New York Yankees in 1998 at the age of 29, she was the youngest person, and the second woman, to hold that position.
Over 30 years of experience
For the past nine years, she has been the deputy sports director for the league. Kim Ng as the new leader, the club writes itself in the history books.
as it is not only the first time that a woman leads a team in North America's highest baseball MLB, it is also the first time that a person of Asian descent holds that position.
"When I started in this business, it seemed unlikely that a woman would lead a Major League team, but I am stubborn when it comes to achieving my goals," Ng said in a statement, adding: "My goal now is to take championship baseball to Miami. ”
Ng has over 30 years of experience in baseball at the highest level and has worked for teams such as the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, reports NBC News.
And it's not the first time Kim Ng has been the first to do something in MLB.
When she got the job of assistant manager for the New York Yankees in 1998 at the age of 29, she was the youngest person, and the second woman, to hold that position.
For the past nine years she has been the assistant sports director for the league.