Kim Ng Becomes First MLB Female General Manager
LOS ANGELES, CA - On Nov 13, the Miami Marlins hired Kim Ng as their new general manager. This hiring made her the first ever Major League Baseball female general manager. Ng started her MLB career as an intern in 1990 with the Chicago White Sox.
Kim Ng has a bachelor of arts degree in public policy from the University of Chicago. In her time at the University of Chicago she played softball.
“It is good to see women getting jobs in all male professional leagues,” Jason Mejia said. “Women deserve these kinds of jobs and I would like to see it continue.”
Ng was the senior vice president of baseball operation for the MLB for the last nine years. At that point she was the the highest ranked Asian-American female baseball executive.
She has also previously had assistant general manager jobs with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. After she won three World Series title with the Yankees, she joined the Dodgers as an assistant general manager and vice president.
Ng will be the highest-ranking female in baseball operation within the 30 teams in the MLB. She will also be the first female general manager in any of the four major men’s sports in North America.
Ng will be the fifth general manager that the Marlins has ever had. She is taking over for Michael Hill as the team’s new general manager.
In 2017 Derek Jeter became the MLB’s first black CEO after his group bought the Marlins. He also hired Caroline O’Connor as senior vice president. O’Connor is one of the highest ranking women in the professional sports world.
The Marlins progressed in the third year of Jeter’s time there. The team made the playoffs for the first time since 2003. In the National League Division Series, the Marlins got swept by the Atlanta Braves.
The Marlins have never went back-to-back seasons making the playoffs.
By Alfonso Henry
Contributions from ABC News, NPR, New York Times
Photo, NPR
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