 ball just yet on yes certainly not the yes out because coming up in just a little bit we're gonna see Ratchie Rachel Balkovic make history after being named to the position of manager of the Tampa Tarpons the low a minor league affiliate during the winter showmaker debut as the first full-time female manager in the history of affiliated baseball at the major or minor league levels in a press conference it took place this morning at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa she talked about the job at hand leading a club featuring some of the Yankees top prospects as she started her third season in the organization. Going back to like you know Cashman and the Steinbrenner family they've been progressive way before it was cool you know hiring Kim Aang and hiring Jean late 90s like that they didn't get any you know positive press for that I'm pretty sure or they there wasn't the you know celebrating women in sports the way that the way that we are now so just feeling really grateful that I'm in this organization in particular I'm grateful that I have the support of the players that I have their respect and I'm excited just like anyone else's on opening day just that kind of that that excitement that you get the first game everyone's all smiles so every opening day is special this one is definitely a little different but it kind of feels the same and as soon as I leave this room it's gonna be you know crank up the music and and get our practice going and it's gonna feel I think pretty much the same. So she is obviously the story tonight there's the Tarpons opening night lineup and it begins with Jason Dominguez the Martians so she's got a lot of talented players and as she said they bought in they're ready to go flash and they're ready to play baseball with her as their manager you know about the the one thing about players is they want to be led they want to be coached and if you can help them get better they're all in no matter if it's Rachel or any other coach so congratulations first of all I think you know obviously she's earned this position that she mentioned she has the respect of the players I'm not surprised by that Jack players want to be coached they want to get better she's gonna help them get better Aaron Boone told the story about Rachel yesterday and he quoted Nick Swisher while telling the story and Nick Swisher has spent a lot of time in spring training around Rachel and the players and he was telling Boone about you have to see her interact with these players you have to see the respect level Rachel is also bilingual so she will scold the player in his native tongue and Swisher was telling Boone you got to see and you can imagine Nick Swisher doing I'm not gonna try Bob can do that but just basically a guy would play in the major leagues as long as Nick Swisher in awe if I could say that about the way Rachel was getting the respect from these players so an impressive resume an impressive person and if there is a young woman out there who has always looked toward major league baseball or professional baseball and wondered is there a spot for me well Rachel is now checked off the box as the first female to ever manage at the professional level so someone to look up to and aspire to good luck to Rachel and the tarpons coming up in just a bit on the yes app did you want me to take it