On June 28, 70-year-old Gwen Goldman finally became a New York Yankees' bat girl. She was turned down for the job in 1961, at the age of 10, after she wrote a letter to then-Yankees general manager Ron Hamey inquiring about the role. 
Hamey said, 'While we agree with you that girls are certainly as capable as boys, & no doubt would be an attractive addition on the playing field, I am sure you can understand that it is a game dominated by men a young lady such as yourself would feel out of place in a dugout.'
Current Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says he was forwarded an email from Goldman's daughter, Abby, regarding the old letter.
Cashman responded, 'Here at the Yankees, we have championed to break down gender barriers in our industry. It is an ongoing commitment rooted in the belief that a woman belongs everywhere a man does, including the dugout.'
Cashman added, 'It is not too late to reward and recognize the ambition you showed in writing that letter to us as a 10-year-old girl.'
In addition to getting to rock a NYY uniform for the night, Goldman also threw out the first pitch and stood next to Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the national anthem.
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