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Rachel Balkovec's Promotion to Manager Was Easy Choice for Yankees
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Rachel Balkovec joins group of women who broke barriers
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New York Yankees coach Rachel Balkovec is latest woman to make
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Rachel Balkovec joins group of women who broke barriers
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Rachel Balkovec debuts as Yankees Minor League manager
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New York Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec says she's
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Product of the Women Who Have Come Before Me”: New York Yankees
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Yankees' Rachel Balkovec introduced as first female minor-league
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