For the first time in its history, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be relying on a woman to act as a field instructor, with Caitlyn Callahan taking on such a role at the team’s training complex in Bradenton, Fla. • To read also: Costly renovations to the stadium of Jays • To read also: A coach of the Tigers dies at 49 years The principal concerned thus follows in the footsteps of other women who made their way in the great formations of baseball. Kim Ng became the general manager of the Miami Marlins on November 13, 2020, while in the previous July, Alyssa Nakken was the first instructor to work on a big league playing surface, she who worked on the Giants’ first pad. of San Francisco in an exhibition duel against the Oakland Athletics. “Thanks to Michael Chernow [coordonnateur du développement des joueurs] and Marc Roche [coordonnateur de la technologie et de la vidéo dans les ligues mineures] for inviting me to Florida in November and submitting this incredible offer, Callahan commented on LinkedIn, as reported by MLB.com. I have been more than impressed with all the coaches, players and staff I have met. The Pirates’ new coach is a former Boston University Premier League softball player and has worked as a video and tech intern for the Cincinnati Reds for the past two seasons. She also worked as an A-Level Staten Island Yankees Baseball Operations Assistant in 2019. See Also
