One of the newest to be signed, Kelsie Whitmore made history in 2022 as the first woman to sign a professional contract with an MLB partner league team as a member of the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League.
Bay City NewsThe Oakland Ballers signed Kelsie Whitmore, the first woman who ever signed a pro contract with an MLB partner team in 2022.The Oakland Ballers independent league baseball team signed three players after their open tryout last weekend at Oakland's Laney College, including the first woman who ever signed a professional contract with a Major League Baseball partner team.
Whitmore, from Temecula in Southern California, made history in 2022 as the first woman to sign a professional contract with an MLB partner league team as a member of the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League. Martinez, a San Francisco native who went to St. Francis High School, was drafted twice out of UC Santa Barbara -- first by Miami in the 33rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft, and then by Baltimore in the 24th round in 2019. He spent three years in the Baltimore system, reaching as high as High-A Aberdeen, before spending the 2022 and 2023 seasons in independent leagues.
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