AUSL
Kim Ng
COMMISSIONER
ROLECommissioner
TEAMAUSL
CREDENTIALFirst female GM in MLB history
Commissioner | AUSL
About
Kim Ng is the Commissioner of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. She joined Athletes Unlimited as a senior advisor charged with designing and launching the league, after more than three decades in professional baseball. As general manager of the Miami Marlins, she was the first woman to serve as general manager of a major American men’s professional sports team.
Career Highlights
- General manager, Miami Marlins. The 2023 Marlins earned the franchise’s first full-season postseason berth in 20 years.
- Assistant general manager of the New York Yankees (1998-2001) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (nine years).
- Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations, Major League Baseball, and MLB’s representative on the USA Softball board.
- Played four years of softball at the University of Chicago.
2026 Season
- The league expanded to six teams, adding the Oklahoma City Spark and Portland Cascade.
- The regular season ran June 9 to July 21. The Utah Talons won the championship at Davis Diamond in College Station, Texas. Championship recap
- Championship Game 1 aired on ABC, the first professional softball game broadcast on network television.
- The All-Star Cup ran Aug. 8-30 in Rosemont, Illinois.
Every result: 2026 schedule and results.
Sources: AUSL: Kim Ng joins Athletes Unlimited.