Yankees make Jewish woman batgirl 60 years after turning her down
A retired social worker from Connecticut, Gwen Goldman, 70, got to be a batgirl at a Yankees game Monday night, 60 years after the team turned her down because she was a girl.
Under the eyes of New York Yankees starter David Cone (L), Wayne Knight, who plays Newman on the hit TV show "Seinfeld," tosses the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees game with the Texas Rangers May 13 at Yankee Stadium.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
