The Boston Red Sox have hired the first black woman to coach a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.
Her name is Bianca Smith, and she’ll coach some of the organization’s minor leaguers. She won’t be on a team’s staff . . . yet. She’ll just serve as a general instructor for minor leaguers at the team’s complex in Florida.
She played softball for Dartmouth College . . . and has worked and coached for several college programs in recent years. She has also interned with the Texas Rangers and the Cincinnati Reds.
Bianca Smith will be joining the #RedSox organization this season, making her the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball history. pic.twitter.com/ZQsHd8iprD
— Red Sox (@RedSox) January 5, 2021