The San Francisco Giants have hired Alyssa Nakken as the first female coach in Major League Baseball history. The former softball standout from Sacramento State then received her master’s degree from the University of San Francisco in sports management.

She joined the Giants as an intern in the baseball operations department in 2014.

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She, along with Mark Hallberg, have been hired as assistant coaches. Hallberg joined the Giants in 2018 as a fundamentals coach having managed Minor League teams prior.

“Alyssa and Mark are highly respected members of the organization and I’m delighted that they will now focus their talents on helping to build a winning culture in the clubhouse”, new manager Gabe Kapler said. “In every organization, environment affects performance, and baseball clubhouses are no different.”

Nakken oversaw the Giants’ health and wellness initiatives in her previous position with the team.

“We just supported her and encouraged her and let her make her own decisions, but we knew she was something special”, Nakken’s mother, Gaye Nakken, said.

The Giants also considered Rachel Balkovec before she was hired as a Minor League hitting coach for the New York Yankees.

Former Giant Aubrey Huff criticized his old team responding on Twitter saying he, “couldn’t imagine taking baseball instruction from an ex female softball player.”

He continued by saying, “I got in trouble for wearing a thong in my own clubhouse when female reporters were present. Can’t imagine how it will play out with a full time female coach running around. This has #metoo & #BelieveAllWomen written all over it.”

The 29-year old Nakken will be expected to help with pregame outfield work while also being a batting practice pitcher. Since MLB rules limit seven coaches in uniform per game, Nakken will not be a dressed staffer for the game.

She will travel on the road and dress prior to games.

Aubrey Huff experienced great success throughout his MLB career: he won the World Series twice, and finished in the top-25 of his league’s MVP vote three times. Since his retirement in 2014, he hasn’t been heard from much.

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Now, however, the 40-year–old former San Francisco Giants infielder has taken to social media to express his opinion on the recent protests against President Donald Trump’s executive order barring Muslims from seven countries to enter the United States.

Trump’s order, signed Friday, ignited a series of nationwide protests across America over the weekend, and Huff seemed irked by dissenters’ reactions, to say the least. He conveyed one particular message to protesters, among other messages, on Twitter in an angry rant late Sunday: “Get a job.”

“I mean, seriously, what the hell is going on? If you have time 2 march, protest and riot. Maybe it’s time for something called a job!” Huff tweeted.

Huff also replied to those who attempted to argue with him, including one Twitter user who criticized him for being incapable of seeing how many people the order will affect because he is “a white man in America right now.”

“Come on man seriously there are plenty of white people struggling out there. Why does this have to be about race? U a racist?” Huff tweeted.

The former MLB star also seemed to clearly express support from Trump, as he tweeted: “So refreshing 2 see a president follow through with his campaign promises. God bless the future of this great country and keep it safe!”

Huff also joked that he believed Trump would likely be blamed for the result of next week’s Super Bowl LI if the New England Patriots won, as the President and quarterback Tom Brady are allegedly friends.

“I can c next weekends Super Bowl headlines: ‘Protests ensue and Trump blamed after Patriots win Super Bowl because Tom Brady endorsed him’,” Huff tweeted.

In response to someone who called him overpaid, Huff tweeted: “correction. I used to be overpaid. Now I’m just chillin not having to deal with rush hour traffic.” Huff also bragged about his “big house, hot wife,” called a fan a “looser,” and referenced his two World Series rings.

Many Twitter users also noted that most of the protests Huff was referencing were held on Sunday, which is not a work day for most people.

Huff responded sarcastically, “Yeah there hasn’t been any protests or marches Monday thru Friday. My bad.”

Huff apologized on Monday and deleted his tweets.

Here is his apology statement:

“I fight nasty and I use words I shouldn’t use. I think in the case of last night, I used words that, in hindsight, I shouldn’t have. Honestly, with 10,000 followers, I didn’t think it would be that big a deal.

[…]

I don’t apologize for my political views, but I do apologize for rubbing this fancy little life in people’s faces — making millions of dollars, retired, not having to sit in rush-hour traffic. That was childish. I’m sorry.”

At the end of a phone interview with Daniel Brown of the Bay Area News Group, Huff added: “But like I said, what I believe in — the way I view my political stances and the way I see my faith in God — that’s never going to change. Nobody is going to ever tell me any different.”

Huff played 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants. He won World Series rings with the Giants in 2010 and 2012.

The designated hitter was a career .278 batter with a .342 on-base percentage and 242 home runs.