well, now, gwen goldman's lifelong dream of becoming a bat girl has finally come true at 70 years youngp and waved to the crowd, a moment she says she will never forget and never believed would happen. >> it's a dream of a lifetime that i get to be an honorary bat girl in the dugout, in the yankee dugout. i sat there as a kid, and that was my dream to be able to do that have you ever had a dream come true it's quite a feeling >> wow, when goldman was just ten years old, she wrote to her favorite team asking to be a bat girl the yanks general manager at the time responded with this letter plainly put he turned her down because of her gender. recently goldman's daughter reached out to the team and got in touch with the current gm, brian cashman. he agreed to correct the yankee's mistake wearing pinstripes, gwen goldman threw out the ceremonial first pitch and stood side by side with manager aaron boone for the singing of the national anthem she received her very own locker and traded high fives with some of the players in a post on social media, the yankees quoted an excerpt from cashman'

gwen goldman threw out the first pitch and got to be the bat girl tonight for the new york yankees. >es she tried in 1961 when she was 10 years old but was rejected because she was a girl. current yankees management found out what happened and they made gwen's dream of wearing the famous pinstripes come true. isn't that awesome. you have to love that. >> yeah, better late than never. >> absolutely. >> speaking of chris alvarez joining us now with a look at sports. >> d cross goes >>> the giants entered tonight's two game series in l.a. with a 3-1/2 lead game over the dodgers. with a chance to gain even more ground in the nl west. a beautiful sunset there at dodger stadium. l.a. got to anthony descafanni right away. mookie betts the lead off homer makes it 1-0 dodgers. 424 feet to right and it's 2-0 dodgers in a hurry. let's go to the 6th. giants down 3-1. brandon crawford gets all of this one 444 feet to dead center over trevor bower. it's a 3-2 game. later in the inning, bower gets ross swinging and the giants had plenty of of chances in this game. curt casali with two on, swing and

now gwen goldman's dream of becoming a bat girl has come true she looked up and waved to the crowd.happen >> it's the dream of a lifetime. that i get to be an honorary bat girl in the dugout, in the yankee dug out i sat there ago a kid, and that was my dream to be able to do that, and have you ever had a dream come true? it's quite a feeling >> wow when goldman was 10 years old she wrote to her favorite team asking to be a bat girl. the yanks' general manager turned her down because of her gender recently, goldman's daughter reached out to the current gm and he agreed to correct the mistake. wearing pinstripes she threw out the ceremonial first pitch and stood side by side with aaron boon for the singing of the national anthem. she received her own locker and traded high-fives with some of the players. the yankees quoted a portion of the letter, it reads like this, some dreams take longer than they should be to be realized, but a goal attained should not dim with the passage of time gwen goldman able to finally live out her childhood dream as an honorary bat girl >>> serena williams

gwen goldman threw out the first pitch and got to be the bat girl tonight for the new york yankees. >ied in 1961 when she was 10 years old but was rejected because she was a girl. current yankees management found out what happened and they made gwen's dream of wearing the famous pinstripes come true. isn't that awesome. you have to love that. >> yeah, better late than never. >> absolutely. >> speaking of chris alvarez joining us now with a look triple bacon chee... how's that song coming along? that's for me? oh no, you're making music, i don't want to get in your way. oh c'mon man. oh. hang on a second. my triple bacon cheesy jack combo. only at jack in the box. someday is finally here my triple bacon cheesy jack combo. and we're ready to sail beyond again. without compromise. our crew is working to perfect every detail. all that's missing is you. so let's go. discover a new collection of award-winning vacations from celebrity cruises. now drinks, wi-fi and tips are always included. over the years, mercedes-benz has patented thousands of safety innovation. crash-tested so many cars w

. >> reporter: gwen goldman is the cape cod crusader and this is her cave at yankee stadium.ed of this since she was 10, when g.m. roy hammy denied her a chance to break the grass ceiling on the field where so many yankee legends played iy wrote "a young lady such as yourself would feel out of place in a dugout." the goldmans struck out. she kept the letter for 60 years. why did you keep this? >> dreams and hopes. >> reporter: then her daughter abbey decided to send a copy of the letter to the 2021 yankees. >> "some dreams take longer than they should to be realized." >> reporter: current g.m., brian cashman, invited goldman, now 70 years old to suit up. >> i'm going to put on the pinstripes. >> reporter: for one kay she was the honorary bat girl. what was going through your mind as you stepped out on the diamond? >> i wish i had practiced my throwing so i could have thrown out better balls. >> reporter: never give up on your dreams. as yogi beara once said, "it ain't over till it's over." >> he just made a dream come true for a young 10-year-old girl, 70-year-old woman, and

in 1961 then 10-year-old gwen goldman from connecticut was denied her dream of being a bat girl for the new york yankees simply because she was a girl. well, finally that childhood dream came true. goldman was the honorary bat girl for the yankees series opener against the visiting l.a. angels last night. this is after her family reached out to the organization with photos of the rejection letter that she received where she actually held onto for all those years. long overdue. well, happening today, the oakland coliseum reopens to full capacity. the a's open tonight against the texas rangers. this will be the first time since 2019 the coliseum can be filled to 100% capacity. the a's took part in oracle park's first full-crowd capacity. this friday a fireworks show will happen at the coliseum following a game against the red sox. >> and hopefully they bring those jackets tonight, kari? >> yeah. it's going to a little bit cool there in oakland especially as the temperatures drop, but not so much inland. we have some low 90s. and then for the rest of the week we'll come back to the low 80s

this is gwen goldman from newtown, connecticut, proudly holding two letters written 60 years apart. s just 10 years old, she wrote the yankees a letter asking if she could be a batgirl. this is the letter she got back. "dear gwen, while we agree with you that girls are certainly as capable as boys, i am sure you can understand that in a game dominated by men, a young lady such as yourself would feel out of place in a dugout." gwen kept that letter all this time, and 60 years later, gwen's daughter got the idea to send i. this time, the response was much different. "dear gwen, a woman belongs everywhere a man does, including the dugout. it is not too late to reward and recognize the ambition you showed in writing that letter to us as a 10-year-old girl." gwen arriving at yankee stadium. >> oh my gosh. look at this! >> reporter: her name right on the locker. >> wow. >> reporter: her own jersey and hat, a thumb's up -- she's ready. and on the field, wiping away tears. the first pitch. game on. >> thank you gwen. >> reporter: watching from the dugout. bringing the baseballs out to the um

one of their fans, but it took a while. 70 year old at gwen goldman got me. the keys honory back got on monday, that was 60 is off to she was turned down because of her gender. goldman wrote a letter to her favorite team back in 1961, making the request that the yankees general monitor at the time, right back, explaining that in a game dominated by men, she would feel out of place in a dugout while she saved the letter earlier this month, her daughter emailed a copy to the team, and they decided to turn her dream into a reality for just the shameful goldman that the yankees were beaten by the los angeles angels. nevertheless, it was definitely still was the way i live against them. i, i loved the yankees, i, they wrote me a letter, it wasn't what i wanted to see, but they wrote me a letter and i've always loved them and had been a fan of their so never held against them. but i never, in my wildest dreams ever thought 60 years later, brian cashman would make this become a reality. so, i am honored. i love that story. that is, you know, never go up, give up on

but it took a while 70 road, gwen goldman and got me the keys. honory bats got on monday. 60 is off. she was turned down because if agenda goldman wrote a letter to her favorite team back in 1961, making the request for the yankees general manager at the time, right back explaining that again, dominated by men, she would feel out of place and dug out, oh, she's saved the letter earlier this month. so daughter emailed a copy to the team who decided to turn her dream into a reality. but just the same for goldman that the yankees were beaten by the los angeles angels. nevertheless, it was still was the white. i didn't hold it against them. i. i loved the yankees. they wrote me a letter, it wasn't what i wanted to see, but they wrote me a letter and i've always loved them and had been a fan of their so never held against them. but i never in my wildest dreams ever thought. 60 years later brian cashman would make this become a reality. so i am honored that so he fought for now. i'll be back with highlights from sweden's game against the crane. that final quote, final spot of the or is up

last night, there's gwen goldman walking onto the field, great to see that and there she is throwing er 50 cent. there she is in full uniform. here's what gwen had to say. >> you see, it was worth writing that letter. it was worth having that hope. it was worth pursuing it and trying it, and even if you didn't get it at first you know the old saying, you just keep on going. >> you know what, gwen is our perfect play of the day, and the yankees tweeted this powerful message, some dreams take longer than they should to be realized, but it should not dim with the passage of time. well done by gwen and the yankees. >> she looks great. >> fantastic. >> wonderful, way to go. >>> we are live in nebraska, cornhusker state. "rise & shine." bounces back from the pandemic. >> sorry, 50 cent. ig moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression.

gwen goldman was the honorary bat girl at yankees stadium last night throwing out the first pitch ofin the making. goldman wrote to the yankees in 1961 when she was just 10 asking to be a bat girl. she got a letter back saying as a young lady she might feel out of place. goldman's daughter abby reported this to the yankees current gm brian cash man and this time her response was very different. the team invited goldman to hang out and she got her own locker and uniform. goldman said this is one experience she will always treasure. let's listen. >> it's a dream of a lifetime that i get to be an honorary bat girl in the dugout, in the yankee dugout. i sat there as a kid and that was my dream to be able to do that and have you ever had a dream come true? it's quite a feeling. >> oh, wow. >> i encourage people, the yankees posted the zoom call they made to tell her this. i encourage everybody to watch it. her dad played catch with her. even when she went to sleep away camp he'd clip out the standings so she'd know how the yankees were doing. even though they sent her that letter on my fi

yankees fan gwen goldman was 10 years old. she wrote the team a letter asking to be a bat girl., baseball is a man's game. but after her daughter wrote to the current gm, 70-year-old gwen got to live out her dream. >> there's this 10-year-old girl who wrote it and she's still inside of me. she's still there. and we shed some tears together. >> oh, that's amazing. >> gwen was given a locker, a uniform. she got to step out on the field, even threw out the first pitch. >> nicely done. >> she couldn't meet her childhood hero, mickey mantle, but she did get to meet with some players and the umpires. she said that experience took her breath away. never too late. >> ours, too. >> oh, perfect. >> oh, here we go. make sure we get -- >> let me see. >> that looks great on you. >> let's go to the beach. where are we going? let's go. >> roker, what do you think? >> oh, it's you. it's you. >> al, thank you. thank you. >> you blend. >> here we are. >>> up next, a rising star now on her way to the tokyo olympics. >> yes. gabby thomas shines on and off the track as one of the fastest women in th

move towards those states and if you are goldman sachs you can hire people at a discount, and that is what is going on. stuart: change the subject the second, gwenhe explains why she did it. >> i never said i hated the country. i respect my people enough to not stand or acknowledge something the disrespectful. stuart: she insists she will still compete for team usa in tokyo. did you notice a few smiles on my face earlier today? that is because england won. although i am now an american i still cheer for the home team. you know we are going to talk about this. ♪♪ do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. our friends sold their policy to help pay for their medical bills and that got me thinking. maybe selling our policy could help with our retirement. i'm skeptical, so i did some research and called coventry direct. they explained life insurance is a valuable asset that can be sold. we learned