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Alyssa Nakken makes MLB history coaching first base

Published July 21, 2020 9:12 AM

(CNN) - A woman made Major League Baseball history Monday by coaching first base for the San Francisco Giants during an exhibition game Monday.

Alyssa Nakken, the first female coach on a Major League Baseball staff in league history, became the first woman to coach on the field during a major league game on Monday.

Nakken entered during the late innings of Monday's exhibition game between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's to coach first base.The Giants announced the hiring of Nakken on January 16 as an assistant coach as part of Gabe Kapler's staff.

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