Cory Blaser

89 – Cory Blaser
Blaser in 2013
Born (1981-12-08) December 8, 1981
Denver, Colorado
MLB debut April 24, 2010
Umpiring crew
R
Crew members
Career highlights and awards

Cory Steven Blaser (born December 8, 1981) is a Major League Baseball umpire. He umpired his first major league game on April 24, 2010. His uniform number is 89.

Umpiring career

Blaser is a graduate of Pomona High School and attended Colorado State University.[1] He had previously worked in the Arizona League Northwest League, Midwest League Carolina League Eastern League Florida Instructional League, and Arizona Instructional League.[1] Blaser attended the Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School, and works as an instructor there in the off-season.[1]

Blaser was officially named to the full-time MLB staff prior to the 2014 season.[2]

Blaser worked his first career MLB postseason game in right field on October 7, 2015, serving in the 2015 National League Wild Card Game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cory Blaser". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Imber, Gil. "Confirmed: MLB Hires 7 New Umpires to Full-Time Staff." Close Call Sports/Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. Retrieved 14 Jan 2014.
  3. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=351007123
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.