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These women broke barriers in baseball

Rachel Balkovec was named manager of the Yankees' Low-A Tampa affiliate in 2022, making her the first woman to manage in affiliated Minor League history.

But she's far from the first woman trailblazer in Major League Baseball, or baseball period. Women have been doing amazing things to break barriers in baseball throughout the history of the sport.

Here are just some of the women who broke barriers in baseball.

Ronnie Gajownik -- First woman to manage at the High-A level

Continuing her rapid rise in the D-backs' system, Gajownik was named manager of the club's High-A Hillsboro affiliate for 2023.