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Rachel Balkovec cheered, wins debut managing Yanks affiliate
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Rachel Balkovec cheered, wins debut managing Yanks affiliate
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Yankees make Rachel Balkovec first female manager in minors
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Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec ejected from game by female umpire
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Rachel Balkovec, first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of an MLB team, cheered as she wins debut with Yankees Class A team
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Rachel Balkovec to manage MiLB Low-A Tampa Tarpons
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Rachel Balkovec wins debut as manager of Yankees affiliate
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Rachel Balkovec makes history as the first woman hired to manage a professional baseball team - The Gauntlet
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New York Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec has worked her entire life for this moment - ESPN