Seventh grader Ruby Churches was quoted in a Washington Post story over break about women in baseball. Ruby is a member of DC Girls Baseball and was interviewed for her reaction to the news that Kim Ng would be the next general manager of the Miami Marlins, as Major League Baseball’s first general manager. Ruby, is a utility player who prefers the middle infield or pitching. The article reads, “Ruby, a seventh-grader at Washington Latin, planned to try middle school baseball this past spring. Then the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the season. She has considered switching to softball but is wary of learning new rules and equipment, which would change her swing and the way she throws. Plus, the strategy of baseball is her favorite part. She’s not ready to give that up.”
