Jean Afterman Wins Baseball Americas Tra

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Baseball America https://www.oaathleticsshop.… announced Monday it will honor Yankees a sistant general manager and senior vice president Jean Afterman as the first-ever Trailblazer of the Year.Afterman was appointed as Brian Cashman's a sistant in 2001, replacing Kim Ng, and added senior vice president to her title in 2012."If I am a trailblazer, I hope I have blazed a trail others will follow," as she was informed she would be honored. "I hope a lot more women https://www.oaathleticsshop.… will work in baseball operations."She also praised Cashman and the late George Steinbrenner for doing some trailblazing of their own by hiring "not one but two females as a sistant GMs."This comes le s than two weeks after the that the Yankees had hired Rachel Balkovec as a minor-league hitting coach. Balkovec, 32, is believed to be the first woman to serve as a full-time hitting coach in the history of profe sional baseball.Scroll to ContinueAs part of Baseball America's announcement, managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner called Afterman https://www.oaathleticsshop.… "an e sential member of the Yankees baseball operations department" after almost two decades of vital contributions to some of the organizations most complex and notable acquisitions."A vocal and trusted leader within our organization, Jeans formidable reputation within our sport is well earned," he said. Her engaging personality, bulldog tenacity and top-notch legal expertise combine to make her a unique talent who we have been proud to have on our side all these years.Prior to working with the Yankees, Afterman had a legal practice and provided representation to athletes -- many from outside the https://www.oaathleticsshop.… United States. Now, as of 2015, she works on the advisory committee forMajor League Baseballs Diversity Pipeline program which hopes to increase the presence of minorities and women in jobs acro s the industry.In 2017, YES Network profiled Afterman https://www.oaathleticsshop.… . Here, she speaks about her role on a daily basis, the relationships she's fostered along the way and how her unique, active approach helps her keep up with how baseball front offices are constantly evolving.