Kim Ng Makes History

 By: Rhianna Dozier 

Women are starting to seriously make a break in the sports industry. In 2017, Katie Sowers became the first female coach to coach an NFL team. She works with the 49ers’ and was the first female members of an NFL staff to coach in the Super Bowl. Melanie Newman made history in becoming the first female broadcaster in franchise history to call play-by-play for a regular-season MLB game. She also became the fourth woman to handle play-by-play duties for a Major League Baseball game. 

Now, Kim Ng has become the first female general manager in MLB history. On Friday, the Miami Marlins hired Kim Ng as their new general manager. In addition to being the first female, Kim Ng is also the first Asian-American general manager in baseball history. 

Kim Ng started her career as an intern with the White Sox back in 1990. In 1991, she was hired by the team to work full-time and was named assistant director of baseball. In 1996, Ng left Chicago to oversee transactions as the American League’s director of waivers and records. In 1998, the Yankees general manager hired Ng as an assistant general manager, making her the youngest person to hold the position. Making her way across the nation, Ng joined the Dodgers in 2001 as their assistant general manager. 

Using her networking skills from her first job in the MLB office, Ng became the MLB’s senior vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner’s office in 2011. Ng has never failed to impress her peers in the commissioner’s office as many of them were extremely excited to see her thrive her way through the MLB. 

Ng states that, “I entered Major League Baseball as an intern and, after decades of determination, it is the honor of my career to lead the Miami Marlins as their next General Manager.” Ng’s new position is paving a way for females in the sports industry. She is a staple for women to show them that they too can make it in the professional leagues.