60 years ago, Gwen Goldman wrote to the New York Yankees, asking to be a bat girl, the only thing she really wanted that year. They turned her down because of her gender.
On Monday night, they corrected course and Gwen was their honorary bat girl. She spent the whole dya with the team, met the players, got swag & even got to be on the mound for her ceremonial first pitch.
Lifelong memories for her entire family, what an incredible day for her ... she told CBS News, "It was a thrill of a lifetime — times a million!"