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The First Black Woman to Coach in Pro Baseball Thanks Her Mom for the Job

The First Black Woman to Coach in Pro Baseball Thanks Her Mom for the Job

by admin | Mar 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW

When Bianca Smith landed a job as a minor league coach in the Boston Red Sox organization, becoming the first Black woman to coach professional baseball, she thought about her mother. Her mom died of cancer in 2013 and would have been proud of her daughter’s...

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