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'I got a lot more responses when I changed to a man's name'
Rachel Balkovec became the first woman to be hired as a hitting coach for a baseball team when she joined the New York Yankees.
She tells Sportsworld's Lee James about her struggle getting into the sport, her fight for a fair opportunity and her hopes for the future.
Photo: Rachel Balkovec as the batting coach for the New York Yankees (Credit: New York Yankees)
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