Rachel Folden figured something out early on
during her first spring training with the Chicago
Cubs — long before the coronavirus pandemic
wiped out team activities.
None of the players care all that much that one
of their coaches is a woman. As for the girls she
encounters, they care very much that one of the
coaches is a woman.
“I’ve had quite a few people reach out that their
daughters are like glued to the television watching
baseball now or their daughters know that there’s
some sort of way that they can get into baseball,
they don’t have to pick softball,” Folden said. “I’ve
heard that from quite a few people, actually.”
Major League Baseball is pushing the same
message. Recognizing the importance of
representation when it comes to growing the
game, the commissioner’s office continues
to look at ways to bring more women and
minorities into the sport.