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First Female Umpire in Major League Causes a Stir

Posted Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Featured on Episode 27 of the 2006-2007 season

 

Calling balls and strikes in the major leagues has always been a “guy’s” job – until now. Ria Cortesio umpires for AA baseball, and recently had the chance to umpire for a major league exhibition game. Her appearance caused a flurry of attention in the media. She hopes she will be able to work her way up through AAA ball to the majors in a few years.
http://www.majorleagueumpires.com/
http://www.pioneerleague.com/00%20News/ria.htm
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070329&content_id=1868732&vkey=spt2007news&fext=.jsp

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