(ESPN) San Francisco’s Alyssa Nakken on Monday night became the first woman to coach in an on-field capacity during a major league game when she took over as Giants first-base coach.
She replaced Antoan Richardson in the late innings of Monday’s exhibition at the Oakland Athletics.
“Congratulations on making history!” Giants outfielder Hunter Pence posted on Twitter shortly after the final out of San Francisco’s 6-2 win.