Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in a Major League Baseball game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians.
Nakken made history in 2022 when she took over as first-base coach following an ejection. A former college softball star at Sacramento State, Nakken joined the Giants in 2014 and was promoted to a spot on manager Gabe Kapler's staff in 2020, becoming the majors' first full-time female coach.
Nakken has been hired as an assistant director within player development for the Guardians, who won the AL Central last season under first-year manager Stephen Vogt - the AL Manager of the Year.
With Cleveland, the 34-year-old Nakken will work with former Giants coaches Craig Albernaz and Kai Correa.
"Nak is a systematic executor of processes and a thoughtful communicator," Correa said via text message Friday night. "When you combine her skill set with the unique experiences she's had over the course of her career, it makes her a perfect fit for our player development system. I'm really looking forward to being her teammate again."
