Alyssa Nakken made major league history as the first female coach on the field in a regular-season game when she took her spot for the San Francisco Giants against San Diego.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Alyssa Nakken was hard at work in the batting cage, just a few steps from the dugout, when suddenly the call came: The San Francisco Giants needed her to coach at first base.
"I think we're all inspirations doing everything that we do on a day-to-day basis and I think, yes, this carries a little bit more weight because of the visibility, obviously there's a historical nature to it," she said."But again, this is my job." San Diego Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer, left, shakes hands with San Francisco Giants first base coach Alyssa Nakken in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 12, 2022.
"So it's not a foreign spot on the field for her. She does so many other things well that aren't seen," he said."So it's nice to see her kind of be right there in the spotlight and do it on the field." "You feel a sense of pride to be out there," Nakken said at the time."Me personally, it's the best place to watch a game, that's for sure."
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