Perhaps New York was ready long ago for its first African-American manager.

Washington is the first African-American manager in Rangers history.

But Williams, who is the only African-American general manager in the majors, keeps pushing.

Such stories are not uncommon among the few African-American managers in the corporate world.

He was the first African-American manager in Japanese baseball history.

He is becoming the first African-American manager of a major league team in New York.

"I've always had in the back of my mind that it was a plus to be a female manager, and an African-American manager," she said.

Williams is the only African-American general manager in Major League Baseball.

He would have become only the fifth African-American general manager in the National Basketball Association.

Watson, the first African-American general manager the Yankees have had, enjoyed a season that, by most standards, would be regarded as sensational.