AUGUSTA, Ga. — A few hours after the Marlins made Kim Ng their general manager on Friday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred strode along the first fairway at the Masters. He had known for a few days that Miami would select Ng as the first woman to hold the position in any of the four major American men’s pro sports, but at Augusta National, where phones are not allowed on the course, the country could declare war and the golfers and spectators would have no idea. As Manfred watched another person who helped change the face of a sport, Tiger Woods, make par, someone approached who had just heard the news.
'I'm Proud of Her': Rob Manfred Reflects on Kim Ng's Hiring as Marlins GM
