Alyssa Neck, die first female coach in Major League Baseball historyis leaving the Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians as a player development assistant, as first reported by Steven Rissotto of 95.7 The Game.
Nakken is the latest member of the coaching staff to leave the team, alongside Justin Viel (Rangers), Pedro Guerrero (Marlins) and Bryan Price.went under). Additionally, Pete Putila, the team’s 2023 and 2024 general manager, and Michael Schwartze, the team’s former director of baseball analytics, joined the Bravos.
In Cleveland, Nakken will reunite with two former Giants coaches, Craig Albernaz and Kai Correa. Under Stephen Vogt, the 2024 American League Manager of the YearAlbernaz is assistant manager while Correa is an on-site instructor.
The 34-year-old Nakken has never failed to make history in his five seasons with the team. On April 12, 2022, Nakken became the first woman to play a role on the fieldFirst base coach after former first base coach Antoan Richardson was ousted. Last offseason, the Giants interviewed Nakken for his manager position after Filming by Gabe KaplerShe was the first woman to be interviewed for this position. The jersey Nakken wore in his first major league game on July 23, 2020 was sent to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and museum.
Earlier this year, Nakken gave birth to her first childAustin.
Nakken, a standout softball player at Sacramento State, joined the Giants in 2014 as a baseball operations intern and served in various front office positions before joining the major league coaching staff.
