INSIDER
Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec wrapping up second season with Single-A Tampa
Read full article: Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec wrapping up second season with Single-A TampaRachel Balkovec will wrap up her second season as the Single-A Tampa manager this week at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida, where on April 8 of last year she debuted with a win as the first woman to manage the affiliate of a Major League Baseball team.
AP source: MLB, players reach minor league union deal
Read full article: AP source: MLB, players reach minor league union dealA person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the players’ association will submit union authorization cards to an arbitrator on Wednesday under an agreement with Major League Baseball that will lead to collective bargaining for approximately 5,500 farmhands.
MLB prepared to voluntarily recognize minor league union
Read full article: MLB prepared to voluntarily recognize minor league unionMajor League Baseball is ready to voluntarily accept the formation of a minor league union, a key step that will lead to collective bargaining and possibly a strike threat at the start of next season.
LEADING OFF: Balkovec up; Scherzer, Freeman, Correa debut
Read full article: LEADING OFF: Balkovec up; Scherzer, Freeman, Correa debutRachel Balkovec is set to become the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a major league team Friday when her Class-A Tampa Tarpons in the New York Yankees’ organization face the Lakeland Flying Tigers in the Florida State League.
Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec injured by ball
Read full article: Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec injured by ballRachel Balkovec, hired by the New York Yankees as the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team, was hit in the face by a batted ball during a drill and will be sidelined for up to a week.
AP sources: Yanks' Balkovec to be first female MiLB manager
Read full article: AP sources: Yanks' Balkovec to be first female MiLB managerThe New York Yankees are promoting Rachel Balkovec to manager at Low A Tampa, making her the first woman to skipper a team affiliated with Major League Baseball, according to two people familiar with the move.