When Sara Goodrum was promoted last year to the post of hitting coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers affiliate teams (she had been with the organization for five years), her name was immediately added to the list of women who are setting the tone. of changes within the Major Leagues in order to give professional baseball a new twist to the current dynamics and more integration of its genre with this sports discipline in the US.
Months later, the life of the native of Mesa (Arizona) took a 360° turn when the proposal of the Houston Astros came to her in January of this year to take over as director of player development for the current American League champion. , which he accepted without hesitation and allows him to surpass what was achieved by Kim Ng, who is the general manager of the Miami Marlins, being the highest ranked in the MLB.
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With the official announcement by the “sidereal” currency, Goodrum spoke extensively with journalist Brian McTaggart of MLB.com about what he will find in Houston and he trusts that what he applied during his time in Milwaukee made his task easier.
“At times, I feel overwhelmed, but at the same time excited. Much of the initial work is getting to know the people, learning about how the organization operates. I’m going to continue with that. Every day I wake up and I see a day where I am going to learn something new. That will continue throughout the season,” she noted.
Likewise, Goodrum explained this past Wednesday in an interview with the local TV station KHOU11 that she was always exposed to seeing other women in sports and that has been a great factor in having confidence in what she does on a daily basis. “This is the industry I want to work in,” she emphasized.
In addition to the appointment of Sara Goodrum, it is also worth recognizing other ladies who have been making a career in various fields in the rest of the squads: Alyssa Nakken (Giants coach), Rachel Balkovec (manager of the Yankees’ Class-A Lower affiliate), Jasmine Dunston (White Sox director of minor league operations), Katie Krall (Red Sox Double-A player development coach) and Orioles executive Eve Rosenbaum.
