Marlins make history with promotion

Caroline O’Connor didn’t know what her ceiling was when she entered the sports business world, simply because there were so few examples of women who traveled her path. Turns out, she had no limit. The Marlins promoted O’Connor, left, to president of business operations Monday, making them the first U.S. major sports franchise to have women serving simultaneously as president and general manager. The Marlins made history by hiring Kim Ng as GM in November 2020; two years later, they’ve made another significant move. “When I talk to young girls, I really like them to see me in my role because I didn’t feel like I had that role model,” O’Connor said. “And I want people to see themselves when they see me and know that it is a possibility.” O’Connor is just the second woman to serve as president of an MLB team; the Mariners’ Catie Griggs is the other. O’Connor was brought to the Marlins by then-CEO Derek Jeter in 2017 as a senior VP and chief of staff, then became the team’s chief operating officer in 2019. Ng handles the on-field business, O’Connor runs the off-field business.