How Kim Ng changed the Marlins: 'She’s relentless in trying to figure out how to improve'

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How Kim Ng changed the Marlins: 'She’s relentless in trying to figure out how to improve'
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The most-publicized fact about Kim Ng is that she's the first female GM in major American sports. But how about this: She's good at her job.

general manager Kim Ng, as you may have heard, is the first female general manager in any of the four major North American men’s pro sports leagues. She’s the first person of East Asian descent to be a GM in major-league baseball. Her November 2020 hire made national news and things never really slowed down. For years, the requests on her time were relentless, as much as the Marlins staff tried to keep them from being overwhelming.

Ocampo, who was hired in November, wasn’t looking to leave Houston, an organization fresh off the World Series and one he returned to after spending the better part of the last decade helping turn theinto a juggernaut. And Ocampo wouldn’t have left if he didn’t know how competitive Ng — who he worked with previously at the Commissioner’s Office — and first-year manager Skip Schumaker were.It’s the offseason in sunny San Diego and Schumaker is meeting Ng for the first time.

It’s late July and Ng has an organization-changing decision to make: Are the Marlins going to go for it or not?Miami jumped out to a 53-39 first half but then started to teeter and lost nine of their next 10. Sherman has given Ng the OK to add to the payroll. The group assembled isn’t just Ng and a few aides, it includes people from the front office, scouting, analytics and the big-league team. Ng leads the discussions as they deliberate and runs the room.

It’s the last homestand and the Marlins are fighting for a wild-card spot in standings that change nightly. They’re in, then they’re out. It’s stressful and exciting.It’s also Employee Appreciation Month and Ng approaches O’Connor with an idea. For the final home series in September, what if Marlins staff members come up to Ng’s box to watch a few innings with her?

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