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Diamondbacks affiliate Hillsboro names woman as manager

Diamondbacks affiliate Hillsboro names woman as manager | iNFOnews.ca
In a photo provided by the Arizona Diamondbacks, Ronnie Gajownik poses for a photo in March 2022. Gajownik has been hired as manager of the Hillsboro Hops, becoming the first woman to manage a minor league Class High-A team, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (Garrett Ohrenberg/Arizona Diamondbacks via AP)
Original Publication Date: January 20, 2023 10:30AM
Publication Updated: April 13, 2025 10:52PM

PHOENIX (AP) —

Ronnie Gajownik has been hired as manager of the Hillsboro Hops, becoming the first woman to manage a minor league Class High-A team, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday.

The 29-year-old Gajownik (pronounced Gah-jow-nick) served as video coordinator for the Hops in 2021. She was on the coaching staff of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Diamondback’s Double-A affiliate, last season as first-base coach.

Rachel Balkovec became the first woman to manage a professional baseball team last year when she led the New York Yankees’ Class A Tampa Tarpons.

Gajownik was a two-year starter on South Florida’s softball team and also won a gold medal with the United States in the 2015 Pan American Games.

The Diamondbacks also hired coaches Ronald Ramirez, Gabriel Hernandez and Ty Wright, as well as trainer Haruki Mukohchi and strength coach Ryan Harrel for Hillsboro’s staff.

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