Red Sox's First Black Female In Pro Baseball From Waukesha

WAUKESHA, WI— A coach from Waukesha has been chosen as the first Black woman to work in professional base. The Boston Red Sox announced the selection of Bianca Smith, Bianca Smith, who currently works as the hitting coach for the Carroll University baseball team, will join the Red Sox as a minor league coach, the team announced.

The announcement comes two months after Major League Baseball welcomed its first female general manager. Smith joins Alyssa Nakken and Kim Ng as the first women to work in Major League Baseball.

Smith previously worked as the director of baseball operations department at Case Western University in Cleveland and has also worked at the University of Dallas. Smith played softball at Dartmouth, where she graduated in 2012.

Smith previously interned with the Texas Rangers and worked as a trainee within the Cincinnati Reds' baseball operations department, will join the Red Sox after she completes her work training athletes at Carroll, Smith told the MLB Network on Monday.

"I think it's a great opportunity also to just kind of inspire other women that are interested in the game," Smith said in the interview. "This is not something I thought about when I was younger. I just kind of fell into being an athlete. So I'm excited to get that chance to show what I can do."

The Red announced Smith will work at the team's player development facility in Fort Myers, Fla., and will work mainly with position players.

Jeff Arnold, Patch Staff, contributed to this report.