Giants Alyssa Nakken proved herself ready to coach on field

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alyssa Nakken used baseball’s long layoff to become even better prepared to coach the Giants. The first female on a major league coaching staff made more history when she spent some innings at first base during an exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics this week. She’s now handling a variety of tasks for the Giants, so busy gearing up for the season that she has little time to relish in the history of it all. San Francisco opens the delayed 60-game s