Bianca Smith makes history becoming the first Black woman coach in Major League Baseball
Bianca Smith made history after she was hired by the Boston Red Sox to work with their minor leaguers. The Case Western Reserve University alumnus becomes the first Black woman coach associate with the league.
“The strategy of the game, the love of the game, being able to help our players get better… the entire part of it I absolutely love,” Smith told Cleveland 5 ABC. Smith earned two graduate degrees at CWRU and worked as the Spartans baseball operations manager from 2013-2017. From there she started interning in the MLB in operations roles. Smith would continue getting baseball coaching experience as well by proving her abilities and never backing down. Smith explained to an opposing coach who she was and what her role was.
“So I gave him my entire spiel—getting a law and business degree, work as director of baseball operations, help out with all of this…and he, I guess, latched onto, one of my duties was also planning meals when we were on the road… and he answered, ‘Great, so when you graduate I can hire you to make sandwiches” she said.
However, snide comments haven’t slowed down, continuing to take her career to new heights and provide inspiration to anyone watching.
“She has earned everything. She will continue to earn her opportunities and her success. She is a pioneer in that she’s the first Black female to be coaching in Major League Baseball. That really matters,” Matt Englander, CWRU Baseball Coach said.
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