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Rachel Balkovec is the First Woman to Manage Minor League Baseball
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Rachel Balkovec Becomes First Female Manager in Minor League Baseball
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Rachel Balkovec on historic hire as Minor League manager
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Rachel Balkovec Becomes First Female Manager in Minor League Baseball
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Rachel Balkovec, pro baseball's first female manager, wins in debut
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Rachel Balkovec, first woman to manage an MLB-affiliated team
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Rachel Balkovec Becomes First Female Manager In Affiliated Pro
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Rachel Balkovec Becomes First Female Manager in Minor League Baseball
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Rachel Balkovec becomes first woman manager at any Major League
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Rachel Balkovec: Yankees minor league manager makes history
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Rachel Balkovec Becomes First Female Manager In Affiliated Pro