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When the Minnesota Twins walk onto Target Field for their home opener this Friday, the starting lineup will be all men. But a lot of women working in top positions off the field make a Twins season possible.  

It wasn’t long ago that women were a rare sight among the male-dominated front office staff of professional sports teams. That’s been slowly changing.

The number of women working on the business side of sports in Minnesota and nationally is steadily increasing. Women are moving into top positions, heading up everything from human resources and legal departments to marketing and accounting.

In 2020, the Miami Marlins announced they were 

, the first woman to work as a general manager in Major League Baseball. Last year, more than 

40 percent of the NFL league office were women

, according to the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three women who work in high-level positions for Minnesota sports teams about their experiences and how the front office is changing.  

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Women athletes are gaining respect on the court and on the field. And, now women also are a growing presence in front office jobs in professional sports. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three women in top jobs at the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Aurora about how the front office is changing. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - Women athletes are gaining respect on the court and on the field. And, now women also are a growing presence in front office jobs in professional sports. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three women in top jobs at the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Aurora about how the front office is changing.

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