Sara Goodrom named player development director by MLB's Houston Astros

She became the first woman to serve as a minor league hitting coordinator when the Milwaukee Brewers promoted her to the position in January 2021.

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<p>Sara Goodroom's Major League Baseball (MLB) career gets to the next level. After becoming the first woman to serve as a <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="minor league hitting coordinator (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/news/sarah-goodrum-promoted-to-minor-league-baseball-hitting-coordinator-for-milwaukee-brewers" target="_blank">minor league hitting coordinator</a></strong> (Milwaukee Brewers) in early 2021, she has signed on with the Houston Astros. She will serve as their player development director. She will report to assistant general manager for player development Pete Putila.</p>

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<p>"It has been a really big transition for me," <strong>Goodroom</strong> said to the MLB website. "At times, definitely overwhelming but also exciting. So a lot of the job right now is getting to know people, getting to know how the organization operates, and I'm going to continue to do that moving forward."</p>

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<p>A former college softball player (University of Oregon, 2012-2015), Goodrum earned a master's degree in exercise and sports science from the University of Utah.</p>

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<p>She becomes one of the highest-ranking women in MLB, joining Marlins general manager <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Kim NG (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/news/mlbs-highest-ranking-female-kim-ng-hired-as-new-general-manager-of-miami-marlins" target="_blank">Kim NG</a></strong>, Giants major league coach <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Alyssa Nakken (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/news/alyssa-nakken-to-coach-mlb-makes-history" target="_blank">Alyssa Nakken</a></strong>, Yankees Low-A manager <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Rachel Balkovec (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/news/rachel-balkovec-becomes-first-female-manager-in-usa-affiliated-baseball" target="_blank">Rachel Balkovec</a></strong>, Red Sox Double-A player development coach <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Katie Krall (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/news/historic-boston-red-sox-add-katie-krall-to-organizations-coaching-staff" target="_blank">Katie Krall</a></strong>.</p>

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