 Wednesday the New York Yankees lost a bright light Kelly Rodman a trusted Yankee scout and a treasured member of the organization Kelly was a huge part of the Yankees amateur scouting department and represented the organization with dignity and class while earning the respect and admiration of countless people in the game in 2013 after a 12-year softball career. She attended MLB scout school in Arizona and in 2014 she joined the Yankees as an associate scout covering the Northeast Kelly became one of the only full-time female scouts in all of Major League Baseball and she represented the Yankees at the 2019 Major League Draft in Sokakas, New Jersey Known for her tireless work ethic and passion for the game Kelly will surely be missed by all who knew her and worked with her Yeah after a really difficult battle with cancer and she Really never gave into it continued working Was a real inspiration to the Yankees organization one of three Only three full-time female scouts in Major League Baseball and shows you what kind of a trailblazer. She really was Well, the females are starting to make more and more of an impression in Major League Baseball and even in the minor leagues And Kelly certainly will be missed here we go