Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesGwen Goldman, a 10-year-old girl, wrote the New York Yankees in 1961. She wanted to be the team's batter girl. She was not granted her request.As part of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persist & Excel), the Yankees granted her wish on Monday 60 years later.Ron Hamey, the then-general manager of the Yankees, rejected her 1961 request. He wrote: "While we agree that girls are as capable as boys and would no doubt be an attractive addition to the playing field, but I am sure that you can understand that it's a game dominated primarily by men so a young lady like yourself would feel outplaced in a dugout." (h/t The Associated Press).However, Brian Cashman, the current general manager, was sent an email by Abby Goldman's daughter and made aware about the request.Goldman wrote to Goldman, "Some dreams take longer to realize than they should be," but stated that a goal achieved should not diminish with time. "I am a father to a daughter, and I hope every girl has the chance to pursue her dreams into the future.
