Ria Cortesio

Ria Cortesio

Ria Cortesio was one of few female umpires in professional baseball, working games at the Double A level. On March 29, 2007, she became the first woman since Pam Postema in 1989 to work a Major league exhibition game, serving alternately as the first and third base umpire in a spring training game between the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks. The 2007 season was her ninth and final professional season and fifth at the Double A level. After being denied promotion for many years, she was released by the Minor League Baseball on October 30, 2007.

External links

* [http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6614058 Cortesio Article"]
* [http://www.friendster.com/2567566 Cortesio's Friendster page"]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2007_03_29_arimlb_chnmlb_1 CHC vs. ARZ Box Score: 3/29/07]


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