Elston Howard was not only the 1st Yankees Coach, BUT he was also the 1st Black Coach in the American League.
Bill Dickey was the Yankees first base coach in 1955.
Mick Kelleher is the Yankees first base coach in 2012.
Tony Pena is a bench coach for the New York Yankees.
Joe Girardi - ManagerKevin Long - Batting CoachDave Eiland - Pitching CoachMick Kelleher - First Base CoachRob Thomson - Third Base CoachTony Pena - Bench CoachMike Harkey - Bullpen Coach
If you mean Manager, the Yankees, then called the Highlanders, began playing in the American League in 1903 and their first manager was Clark Griffith.
Black
The hitting coach for the New York Yankees.
The manager of the New York Yankees in 1932 was Joe McCarthy, and the owner was Jacob Ruppet. The Yankees won the World Series in 1932.
Buck Showalter was the Yankees manager from 1992-1995. He was also a Yankees coach in 1990 and 1991.
Willie Randolph
Currently, Yankees batting coach Kevin Long wears #54.
Bob Watson of the 1996 New York Yankees.