The Mets have hired Elizabeth Benn as director of major league operations, making her the franchise’s highest-ranking female baseball operations employee ever. Benn has worked for Major League Baseball since finishing a master’s degree in philosophy at Columbia in 2017. She has had roles in youth programs, labor relations and baseball operations with the league.
Several women hold prominent roles in front offices across the male-dominated sport, including Marlins general manager Kim Ng. The crosstown Yankees have had two women serve as assistant general managers in Ng and Jean Afterman.
All this noise about the Mets making ‘history’ by hiring a female Director of Baseball Operations and I honestly could care less. I mean, good for her. But the only thing I care about is if she’s qualified to help my team win its first World championship in 36 years. If she is, great. If she isn’t and she’s just here to check off a quota box, then she shouldn’t have the job.