Kim Ng
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Kim Ng (born 1968) is an American executive in Major League Baseball. She is currently the assistant general manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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[edit] Career
Ng began her career as a special projects analyst with the Chicago White Sox after graduating from the University of Chicago. She became the youngest person, and first woman, to present a salary arbitration case in the major leagues when she worked for the Chicago White Sox, regarding the case of pitcher Alex Fernandez. She then worked in the offices of the American League, where she was director of waivers and records, approving all transactions.
In 1997, she was hired by the New York Yankees as assistant general manager, which made her youngest in the major leagues, at age 29. She joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001 as assistant GM.
In November 2003, she was involved in an incident when New York Mets special assistant to the general manager Bill Singer mocked her ethnic Chinese background. Ng's father was U.S.-born of Chinese descent and her mother Thailand-born of Chinese descent. Singer was dismissed for his remarks on November 18, 2003.
In 2005, Ng was interviewed for the vacant position of Dodgers general manager. No female has ever been a GM in any major sport. The Dodgers hired Ned Colletti as their GM, who immediately kept Ng on as his assistant. In 2008, she was interviewed for the general manager position with the Seattle Mariners, but the position went to Jack Zduriencik.
On October 17th, 2009 it was reported by Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman that Ng interviewed for the currently vacant San Diego Padres General Manager position. Heyman considers her a long shot, with Red Sox Assistant GM Jed Hoyer and Diamondbacks executive Jerry DiPoto also being considered.[1][2]
[edit] Personal
Ng graduated from the University of Chicago, where she played softball for four years and earned a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy. A native of Ridgewood, NJ, she resides in Silver Lake, California with husband Tony Markward. [3]
On May 3, 2009, Ng was honored by the Los Angeles Chinese Historical Society of Southern California in "Celebrating Chinese Americans in Sports".[4]
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[edit] External links
- Pro Ball NW - GM Search: Kim Ng
- Taipei Times - Baseball executive in US breaks mold
- USA Today - Mets likely to fire scout for racially insensitive remarks
- ESPN.com - Ng could become first female general manager
- Newsweek - Kim Ng: She knows her baseball and is in line to become the sport's first female GM
- USS Mariner - Kim Ng's Resume
- - Future leaders of baseball: Kim Ng was recently tabbed one of “10 to Watch” by Baseball America
