Alyssa Nakken Named First Female Coach In MLB Regular-Season History
Now making history for the San Francisco Giants, number 92, Alyssa Nakken. Number 92. When she took the field to coach first base Tuesday evening during what turned out to be a 13-2 win over San Diego, Nakken made MLB history as the first female coach on the field in a regular-season game. “I think we’re all inspirations doing everything that we do on a day-to-day basis, and I think, yes, this carries a little bit more weight because of the visibility; obviously there’s a historical nature to it,” she said. “But again, this is my job.” Nakken came in in the third inning after Antoan Richardson...