Katie Krall, Boston Red Sox development coach | Northwestern Alumni
Katie Krall, Boston Red Sox development coach | Northwestern Alumni
State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is leading the cheers following the hiring of Illinois native Katie Krall as the new development coach for the Boston Red Sox’s AA squad.
“Illinois’ very own Katie Krall has shattered the glass ceiling,” Rezin tweeted. “I’ve been fans of Katie and her twin sister Annie Krall, Green Bay WBAY journalist, since their days at Northwestern. My friend Joan Etten is their proud mom."
Several media outlets have reported Krall will work with the Portland Sea Dogs and “will have a hybrid role in which she navigates among the front office, coaching staff, and players, while helping to integrate technology and information into on-field work.”
Still just 24, Krall, a 2018 graduate of Northwestern University, spent nearly two years working in the Commissioner’s Office as part of Major League Baseball’s Diversity Fellowship Program. She was hired by the Cincinnati Reds' front office as a baseball operations analyst in January 2020, serving in that role through the end of 2021 with her responsibilities including developing and integrating new tools and technology to improve baseball operations decision-making processes. She also provided comprehensive scouting coverage and statistical request support.
Currently an MBA candidate at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, Krall has previously worked in New England, interning for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summer of 2017.
In hiring Krall, the Red Sox become the first MLB team to have multiple women on coaching staffs in the organization. The team hired Bianca Smith as a minor-league coach last January, paving the way for her to become the first Black woman hired to coach in the history of affiliated baseball.
With the Yankees recently hiring Rachel Balkovec as the new manager of their Low-A affiliate Tampa Tarpons team, making her the first woman to ever be appointed manager of a minor-league team, 11 women are slated to coach in affiliated baseball during the 2022 season.
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