University of Guelph-Humber

UofGH Kinesiology alumna Jaime Vieira is now a minor-league hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, making history as the first female coach for the club. When asked about her coaching style, she said she draws upon the difficulties she had as a student in trying to understand how different players learn and then adapts that information to their needs. Learn more about Jaime through the news coverage below:

Watch the Breakfast Television coverage here: https://www.breakfasttelevision.ca/videos/blue-jays-make-history-with-first-female-coach/

Read the full SportsNet article here: https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/new-blue-jays-hire-vieira-living-dream-clubs-first-female-coach/ 

Read the MSN article here: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/mlb/new-blue-jays-hire-vieira-living-a-dream-as-clubs-first-female-coach/ar-AASWG19 

Read the MLB article here: https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/jaime-vieira-hired-as-blue-jays-minor-league-coach

Read the article from The Athletic here: https://theathletic.com/news/blue-jays-hire-jaime-vieira-as-minor-league-hitting-coach-the-first-woman-to-coach-in-their-organization/dwCAW2ep7lje/

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