Red Sox set to hire Bianca Smith, first Black woman to coach professional baseball

According to the Boston Globe, the Boston Red Sox are set to hire Biana Smith as a minor league coach, which would make her the first Black woman to professionally coach baseball. The Red Sox are scheduled to make the formal announcement sometime this month, Sports Illustrated reported. The Globe reported that Smith would work with their rookie-level affiliate Gulf Coast League Red Sox in Fort Myers, Fla.

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