Pittsburgh-Area Native Bianca Smith Becomes First Black Woman To Coach Professional Baseball

By: KDKA-TV News Staff, CBS Pittsburgh

January 04, 2021

SEWICKLEY, Pa. (KDKA) — A woman from Sewickley has become the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball history.

The Boston Red Sox announced the hiring of Bianca Smith on Monday. She will be a minor league coach in Fort Myers, Florida.

Smith played softball at Dartmouth College and previously worked in athletic departments at Case Western Reserve University and Carroll University.

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