February 3, 2023 – Florida State League (FSL) – Tampa Tarpons News Release
TAMPA, Fla. – The New York Yankees have announced the Tampa Tarpons’ 2023 coaching staff, led by second year manager Rachel Balkovec.
RACHEL BALKOVEC – MANAGER
BORN: 7/5/87 in Omaha, Neb. – RESIDES: Tampa, Fla.
COACHING CAREER: Enters her second season as Tarpons manager in 2023…became the first full-time female manager in the history of affiliated baseball at the Major or Minor League levels in 2022…in her first season as manager, the Tarpons finished with a 61-67 overall record, and ended the second half, 34-28…in 2021, served as a hitting coach for the FCL Yankees, helping the team lead the FCL in runs (366), home runs (65), RBI (312), slugging (.465) and OPS (.843)…was a member of the American League coaching staff for the 2021 SiriusXM Futures Game in Denver…was one of six women in uniform with Major League teams or their affiliates in 2021…was scheduled to serve in the same role for the 2020 season, but did not coach due to the COVID-19 pandemic…served as hitting coach with the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League in 2020…joined the Yankees organization in November 2019 as a minor league hitting coach, becoming the first woman to be named to that role in the history of professional baseball…in 2019, was an apprentice hitting coach for the Netherlands National Baseball and Softball programs…spent three seasons with the Houston Astros organization (2016-18), serving as strength and conditioning coach for Double-A Corpus Christi in 2018 and the GCL Astros in 2017, and Latin American strength and conditioning coordinator from 2016-17…was a minor league strength and conditioning coordinator for the St. Louis Cardinals from 2014-15…was the first woman to be hired as a full-time strength and conditioning coach in affiliated baseball…began her professional baseball career as a minor lefague strength & conditioning coaching intern with the St. Louis Cardinals (2012) and Chicago White Sox (2013-14)…additional internship roles include stops with Arizona State University (2013-14), Arizona Fall League (2013) and Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Winter League (2012-13)…PERSONAL: Received her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science from the University of New Mexico (2006-09), where she was a catcher on the softball team…earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Louisiana State University (2010-11), while also…
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