First woman to coach on field in MLB game

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In the third inning of Tuesday night's game between the Padres and Giants (SD-SF GameTracker).

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San Francisco's Alyssa Nakken made MLB history when she stepped in to the fill the role of first-base coach:

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History. 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 🤝

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Richardson was ejected in the top of the third by first-base umpire Greg Gibson while apparently instructing the defense.

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As for Nakken, here she is fulfilling some of the usual duties of the first-base coach:

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She now serves as a major league assistant coach on manager Gabe Kapler's staff.

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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.

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