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The Miami Marlins Make History With Hiring Of Kim Ng As General Manager

WLRN 91.3 FM | By Jordan McPherson
Published November 13, 2020 at 12:45 PM EST
In this Nov. 5, 2007, file photo, then-Los Angeles Dodgers assistant general manager Kim Ng walks through the hotel lobby during the first day of Major League Baseball annual general managers meetings in Orlando, Fla.
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In this Nov. 5, 2007, file photo, then-Los Angeles Dodgers assistant general manager Kim Ng walks through the hotel lobby during the first day of Major League Baseball annual general managers meetings in Orlando, Fla.

The Miami Marlins have a new general manager, and it comes with some historical precedence.

The Marlins on Friday announced they hired Kim Ng to oversee baseball operations.

Ng, 51, is now the highest-ranking woman in baseball operations among MLB’s 30 teams and is believed to be the first woman hired to a general manager position by any professional men’s sports team in North America.

Read more at our news partner the Miami Herald.
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