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Rachel Balkovec cheered, wins debut managing Yanks affiliate - Seattle Sports
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Rachel Balkovec, The First Female Manager In Minor League History, Will Miss First Game After Getting Hit In Face With Baseball
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Giants coach Alyssa Nakken reflects on her historic season - The Athletic
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Rachel Balkovec: Yankees minor league manager hit by ball during drill
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Rachel Folden on normalizing women in baseball
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LEADING OFF: Balkovec up; Scherzer, Freeman, Correa debut
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Baseball's first female manager Rachel Balkovec shows off HUGE bruise after being struck in the face by ball at training
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Rachel Balkovec becomes first female Minor League Baseball team manager
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Baseball's first female manager Rachel Balkovec struck during hitting drill with minor league club
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New York Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec has worked her entire life for this moment - ESPN
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Baseball's first female manager Rachel Balkovec shows off HUGE bruise after being struck in the face by ball at training
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How Bianca Smith became the first Black woman to coach pro baseball
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Rachel Balkovec cheered, wins debut managing Yanks affiliate
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Rob Manfred meets Rachel Balkovec, talks rule changes