Rachel Balkovec

Rachel Balkovec, the first woman to manage a Major League Baseball affiliate, is set to become the Marlins' director of player development, an AP source said.

Ronnie Gajownik, a former softball player at USF, will manage the Hillsboro Hops, a High Class-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The 34-year-old former softball catcher, who is the first woman to manage a minor league baseball team, led the Tampa Tarpons to a 9-6 win in Friday night's season opener against the Lakeland Flying Tigers.

Crowds cheered as the first woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team took home a victory for the New York Yankees-affiliated Tampa Tarpons on Friday.

The New York Yankees announced her hiring as a minor league manager in January.

Rachel Balkovec just became the first woman manager of the Tampa Tarpons and the first woman ever to reach that level in Major League Baseball. But Balkovec isn't planning on stopping there.

NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Rachel Balkovec, the new manager of the Tampa Tarpons and the first woman to manage a team at any level in Major League Baseball history.

The New York Yankees named Rachel Balkovec as the manager of one of their minor league affiliates — making her the first woman to break into the managerial ranks at that level.

The New York Yankees plan to name Rachel Balkovec as manager of their Low-A squad, the Tampa Tarpons.