(CNN) The Miami Marlins have hired Kim Ng to be the team's new general manager, making her the first woman GM and first Asian American GM in Major League Baseball history. The organization says Ng is now the highest-ranking woman in MLB team operations and is believed to be the first woman hired as a GM to lead a professional men's sports team in any North American major league. Ng has worked in the majors for over 30 years, holding positions with the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations. Most recently, Ng served as MLB's senior vice president of baseball operations. Ng began her career as an intern with the Sox in 1990.

Source: CNN November 13, 2020 18:56 UTC