Kim Ng became the highest-ranking woman in baseball operations in the major leagues when she was hired Friday as general manager of the Miami Marlins.
Though the Marlins said Friday that they believed Ng was the first female general manager for a men's team in a major professional sport in North America, Jo-Anne Polak served as the GM of the Ottawa Rough Riders in the CFL from 1989-1991.
Congratulations to Kim Ng, the new Miami Marlins GM. This will mean the world to so many talented young women who want to contribute to professional sports. I also look forward to the day when these types of announcements are common, and no longer big news. <a href="https://twitter.com/olearychris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@olearychris</a>
—@PolakOttawaNg broke into Major League Baseball as an intern and has 21 years of big league experience in the front offices of the Chicago White Sox (1990-96), the New York Yankees (1998-2001) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-11). She spent the past nine years with MLB as a senior vice-president.
"After decades of determination, it is the honour of my career to lead the Miami Marlins," Ng said in a statement.
"When I got into this business, it seemed unlikely a woman would lead a major league team, but I am dogged in the pursuit of my goals. My goal is now to bring championship baseball to Miami."
Making history by bringing a lifetime of excellence, Kim Ng steps to the helm as GM. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JuntosMiami?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JuntosMiami</a> <a href="https://t.co/UrYESbjTHe">pic.twitter.com/UrYESbjTHe</a>
—@MarlinsMarlins CEO Jeter has history with Ng
Marlins CEO Derek Jeter played for the Yankees when Ng worked for them.
"We look forward to Kim bringing a wealth of knowledge and championship-level experience to the Miami Marlins," Jeter said in a statement.
"Her leadership of our baseball operations team will play a major role on our path toward sustained success. Additionally, her extensive work in expanding youth baseball and softball initiatives will enhance our efforts to grow the game among our local youth as we continue to make a positive impact on the South Florida community."
Ng (pronounced Ang) has worked with teams that made the playoffs eight times and won three World Series titles.
Jeter became baseball's first Black CEO after his group bought the Marlins in 2017. He then hired Caroline O'Connor, who as senior vice-president is one of the highest ranking women in professional sports.
Ng, 51, becomes the fifth person to hold the Marlins' top position in baseball operations and succeeds Michael Hill, who was not retained after the 2020 season.
The Marlins achieved surprising progress in 2020, year three of Jeter's rebuilding effort, reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2003 and sweeping the Chicago Cubs in the wild-card round. They were swept by the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series.
A virtual news conference with Ng is planned for Monday.
"All of us at Major League Baseball are thrilled for Kim and the opportunity she has earned with the Marlins," baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. "Kim's appointment makes history in all of professional sports and sets a significant example for the millions of women and girls who love baseball and softball. The hard work, leadership and record of achievement throughout her long career in the national pastime led to this outcome."
The Miami Dolphins' Brian Flores, one of four head coaches of colour in the NFL, was among those to applaud Ng's hiring.
"It's phenomenal," Flores said. "Anyone who thinks a woman can't manage or coach or lead, I think, is silly. Kudos to the Marlins."
Tracking Ng's career through MLB
Ng started her baseball career as a White Sox intern and rose to become assistant director of baseball operations.
She worked for the American League for one year and then joined the Yankees, becoming the youngest assistant general manager in MLB at 29, and only the second woman to attain that position with a major league club.
She was the Dodgers' vice-president and assistant general manager.
With MLB, Ng directed international baseball operations, working with the front offices of the major league clubs and many other baseball leagues and entities around the world.
She led a team that set policy for and enforced international signing rules, established MLB's first system for registering international players for signing, managed protocols for signing international players and negotiated agreements with international winter leagues.
Ng graduated from the University of Chicago, where she played softball and earned a degree in public policy.
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