BBC: Siegal still struggling to find opportunities for women in baseball

From BBC SportsHour on July 26, 2018, with SABR member Justine Siegal:

Challenging attitudes in traditionally male dominated sport is a long and difficult struggle, and even when you’ve made it, the challenge never ends.

There are few, if any, better qualified baseball coaches than Justine Siegel. Yet despite that, the first female coach to be employed by a Major League team still finds opportunities few and far between.

She’s been telling us the story behind her pioneering career and why she still feels held back from achieving all her goals and her “Baseball For All” foundation, encouraging young women to play the game.

Listen to the full interview here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06fs5s2



Originally published: July 30, 2018. Last Updated: July 30, 2018.