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For the Asian financial company, see [Kim Eng Holdings](/source/Kim_Eng_Holdings).

**Kimberly J. Ng**[1] (/ɛŋ/; born November 17, 1968) is an American sports executive who has been the commissioner of the [Athletes Unlimited Softball League](/source/Athletes_Unlimited_Softball_League) (AUSL) since 2025. She was the [general manager](/source/General_manager_(baseball)) of the [Miami Marlins](/source/Miami_Marlins) of [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) from 2021 to 2023. She was the first woman to serve as general manager of a team in the [Big Four leagues in North America](/source/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada) and the [first person of full East Asian descent to serve as general manager](/source/List_of_coaches_of_Asian_heritage_in_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada) of an MLB team.

A graduate of the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago), Ng played [college softball](/source/College_softball). She then worked her way up in the front office of several MLB teams and became a vice president of the league.

## Early life

Ng was born in [Indianapolis, Indiana](/source/Indianapolis,_Indiana),[2][3] the first of five daughters, to Virginia and Jin Ng. Her father, an American of Cantonese [Chinese](/source/Chinese_people) descent, was a [financial analyst](/source/Financial_analyst),[4] and her mother, [Thailand-born of Chinese descent](/source/Thai_Chinese), was a banker.[5][6][7] She attended elementary school in [Fresh Meadows, Queens](/source/Fresh_Meadows,_Queens)[8] and junior high in [Glen Cove, New York](/source/Glen_Cove,_New_York). Her interest in baseball started when she played [stickball](/source/Stickball) on the street in Queens and her father taught her about sports.[4] She played tennis and softball at [Ridgewood High School](/source/Ridgewood_High_School_(New_Jersey)) in [Ridgewood, New Jersey](/source/Ridgewood,_New_Jersey) and graduated in 1986.[9][10] She graduated from the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago) in 1990, where she played [softball](/source/Softball) for four years and was named [MVP](/source/Most_valuable_player) infielder, and earned a [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in [public policy](/source/Public_policy).[11][12] During her senior year at the University of Chicago, she served as president of the university's Women's Athletic Association.[13]

## Career

Ng began her career as an intern with the [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) after graduating from the University of Chicago and her first project was to conduct research on [Rule 5 draftees](/source/Rule_5_draft) which took advantage of Ng's love of statistics and analyzing scouting reports.[14] She was hired full time in 1991[15] and became special projects analyst before being promoted to assistant director of baseball operations under then-GM [Ron Schueler](/source/Ron_Schueler) in 1995.[7] In 1995 she became the youngest person, and the first woman, to present a salary arbitration case in the major leagues when she worked for the White Sox, regarding the case of [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) [Alex Fernandez](/source/Alex_Fernandez_(baseball_pitcher)), and won.[16] Prompted by a desire to expand her networks and learn how executives from other clubs conducted business, Ng then worked in the offices of the [American League](/source/American_League) in 1997, where she was director of waivers and records, reviewing all transactions.[14][17]

In March 1998,[18] she was recruited by general manager [Brian Cashman](/source/Brian_Cashman) to work for the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) as assistant general manager, becoming the youngest in the major leagues, at age 29, and the second woman ever to hold the position[9] behind only [Elaine Weddington Steward](/source/Elaine_Weddington_Steward), who, in 1990, became the assistant general manager of the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox).[19] Ng joined the [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) as vice president and assistant general manager in 2001.[20] In 2003, [Bill Singer](/source/Bill_Singer) was fired from his position as special assistant of the [New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets) after making drunken racist remarks against Ng at a hotel bar during general managers' meetings, including asking her "Where are you from?" and speaking in a mock Chinese accent.[21]

In 2005, Ng was interviewed for the vacant position of Dodgers general manager. No woman had ever been a GM in any major sport. The Dodgers hired [Ned Colletti](/source/Ned_Colletti) as their GM, who immediately kept Ng on as his assistant.[22] Between 2005 and 2020, Ng interviewed for the general manager position with at least five teams,[23] including the [Seattle Mariners](/source/Seattle_Mariners), [San Diego Padres](/source/San_Diego_Padres), [Anaheim Angels](/source/Los_Angeles_Angels), and [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants). On March 8, 2011, Ng announced that she was leaving the Dodgers to take on the position of senior vice president of baseball operations for Major League Baseball, where she would report to former Yankees and Dodgers manager [Joe Torre](/source/Joe_Torre).[24][25]

### Marlins general manager

See also: [List of managers of Asian heritage in sports leagues in the United States and Canada](/source/List_of_managers_of_Asian_heritage_in_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada)

On November 13, 2020, Ng was hired as general manager of the [Miami Marlins](/source/Miami_Marlins). She became the first woman to become a general manager of a men's team in the history of major North American sports, as well as [the first female Asian-American and first East Asian-American general manager](/source/List_of_managers_of_Asian_heritage_in_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada) in MLB history.[26][27][28] Upon being unveiled as the new Marlins' general manager, Ng received congratulatory messages from figures such as [Michelle Obama](/source/Michelle_Obama), [Billie Jean King](/source/Billie_Jean_King), and [Martina Navratilova](/source/Martina_Navratilova).[14] On September 30, 2023, with the Marlins' 7–3 win in Pittsburgh, the Marlins clinched their fourth postseason berth, making her the first woman GM in MLB history to lead a playoff team.[29] It was the club's first postseason appearance since 2020, and their first full season postseason appearance since 2003, although Ng's team was immediately eliminated without a playoff win. In October, Ng declined to exercise her [option](/source/Option_contract) for the 2024 season, reportedly because she learned the team sought to hire a president of baseball operations, which would have left her second in command in her department.[30][31]

### Athletes Unlimited Softball League

In July 2024, Ng joined the [Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball](/source/Athletes_Unlimited_Pro_Softball) as a senior advisor.[32] She was named commissioner of the [Athletes Unlimited Softball League](/source/Athletes_Unlimited_Softball_League) in April 2025.[33]

## Awards

In 2014, *[Bleacher Report](/source/Bleacher_Report)* included Ng on its list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Sports.[34] In 2015, *[Forbes](/source/Forbes)* ranked Ng #13 on its list of the most influential minorities in sports[35] and #5 on its list of the most powerful women in sports.[36] In 2017, *[Adweek](/source/Adweek)* named Ng one of the most powerful women in sports.[37]

Ng was selected for the inaugural 2021 [Forbes](/source/Forbes) 50 Over 50; made up of entrepreneurs, leaders, scientists and creators who are over the age of 50.[38]

## Personal life

Ng is married to Tony Markward, co-owner of Silas Wines in [Oregon](/source/Oregon).[39]

## See also

- [Women in baseball](/source/Women_in_baseball)

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