The New York Yankees made headlines this weekend. Well, lesser headlines than cutting Jacoby Ellsbury. And slightly less controversial than the Yankees plans to file a grievance so they don’t have to pay Ellsbury the complete $26 million severance package to make Ellsbury go away.
And it wasn’t about signing a boffo free agent.
So What Did The Yankees Do?
The New York Yankees are the first team in baseball to hire a full time female hitting coach. Her name is Rachel Balkovec, and she’ll be a roving hitting instructor for our minor league clubs.