Ridgewood Native Kim Ng Just Made Major League Baseball History

MIAMI, FL — Kim Ng, a Ridgewood High School graduate, made history today.

The Miami Marlins named Ng as the team's new general manager, making her Major League Baseball’s first female GM, the team announced in a news release Friday.

A longtime executive, according to ESPN, she’s also the first Asian-American GM in MLB history.

Prior to joining the Marlins, Ng served as MLB’s senior vice president of baseball operations, ESPN reported. She held that role for the past nine years. Before that, she served as assistant general manager for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.

According to a Patch report, Ng has interviewed for GM positions before, including for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2011.

"I entered Major League Baseball as an intern and, after decades of determination, it is the honor of my career to lead the Miami Marlins as their next general manager," Ng said in a statement. "We are building for the long term in South Florida, developing a forward-thinking, collaborative, creative baseball operation made up of incredibly talented and dedicated staff who have, over the last few years, laid a great foundation for success.”

She also acknowledged making history as the league’s first female GM.

"This challenge is one I don't take lightly. When I got into this business, it seemed unlikely a woman would lead a Major League team, but I am dogged in the pursuit of my goals,” she said in a statement. "My goal is now to bring championship baseball to Miami. I am both humbled and eager to continue building the winning culture our fans expect and deserve."

The daughter of a financial analyst and a banker, the 1986 RHS grad was a high school softball star. She was inducted as a Distinguished Alumni in 2008.

She holds a degree in public policy from the University of Chicago.