In the third inning of Tuesday night’s game between the Padres and Giants (SD-SF GameTracker), San Francisco’s Alyssa Nakken made MLB history when she stepped in to the fill the role of first-base coach:
History.
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 13, 2022
Alyssa Nakken becomes the first woman to coach on the field in an MLB game after Antoan Richardson was ejected.
Eric Hosmer showed his appreciation 🤝 pic.twitter.com/RdGWKjfcnu
Richardson was ejected in the top of the third by first-base umpire Greg Gibson while apparently instructing the defense. As for Nakken, here she is fulfilling some of the usual duties of the first-base coach:
Who is Alyssa Nakken?
Alyssa Nakken is an American professional baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. She is the first full-time female coach in MLB history, and the first to coach on the field during a major league game.
- Born: 13 June 1990 (age 31 years),
- Woodland, California, United States
- Team: San Francisco Giants
- Parents: Robert Nakken, Gaye Nakken
Nakken, 31, has been a part of the Giants organization since 2014, when she started as an intern in baseball operations. She now serves as a major league assistant coach on manager Gabe Kapler’s staff. In the past, she’s worked on outfield and base-running instruction, and in January of 2020, she became the first woman to hold a full-time coaching position in MLB.