For the past five years, the Executive Access podcast has brought you insightful one-on-one conversations with some of the game’s most impactful decision-makers.
Executive Access returns in 2022 in a new format, as MLB.com will sit down with more than a dozen executives to discuss their careers, their philosophies and the state of the game from a front-office perspective, delivering extensive, wide-ranging Q&As with the men and women who shape the game on a daily basis.
To kick off the 2022 Executive Access season, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand sat down with Marlins general manager Kim Ng, who became the first woman to hold that title for a Major League club when she was hired in November 2020.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
MLB.com: You were born in Indianapolis, but spent most of your childhood in Queens, then Long Island and New Jersey, rooting for the Yankees. Were you a fan of all sports, or was baseball always your favorite?
Ng: Tennis was my favorite sport to watch as a kid; I came from a big tennis family. Baseball was a very close second.
MLB.com: You played Division III softball for four years at the University of Chicago, getting your degree in public policy. Was a career in baseball the goal at the time?
Ng: Not at all; not right out of the chute. It was something that came to me as a potential option my senior year. I had done my senior BA thesis on Title IX and got to interview many people for my research. I just loved the research, I…