'I was always preparing and staying ready for whatever position I would be put in.”
SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken and Antoan Richardson took a walk to have a candid heart-to-heart chat, making their way around a back field at Scottsdale Stadium for close to 45 minutes one March day just before baseball got shut down by the coronavirus.Unfazed, the two Giants coaches vowed to get back to work and go even harder, to focus on all she does well and realize the importance of acknowledging the things she doesn’t know — or at least not yet.
“I’m getting goosebumps right now. The road that we’ve travelled and some of the conversations that we’ve had to get to that point were really fulfilling, just kind of watching her grow and learn over the past couple of months has just been really cool,” Richardson said Wednesday by phone from Los Angeles. “The time that she put in to learn the craft over the time that we weren’t on the field I’m seeing that pay off for her, which is really cool to see. We’ve talked about her readiness.
She’s the first female on a major league coaching staff and even worked at first base for part of Monday’s exhibition game in Oakland, then started at the spot a night later in San Francisco. By first pitch of Thursday night’s season opener at Dodger Stadium, Nakken will be back behind the scenes making sure bench players stay ready in the batting cage and talking baserunning and outfield defence. Richardson is the regular first base coach.
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