Laura Posada

Laura Posada (nee Méndez) (born October 19, 1971) is a Puerto Rican TV personality and philanthropist.

Early life Posada was born and raised in Puerto Rico.

Works Moreover, Posada has co-authored two books with her husband, former New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada "Fit Home Team: The Posada Family Guide to Health, Exercise, and Nutrition the Inexpensive and Simple Way," and "The Beauty of Love: A Memoir of Miracles, Hope, and Healing."

Philanthropy After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017. Posada and her husband founded a non-profit to bring aid to the devastated island. For those efforts, she and her husband were "godparents" of the Puerto Rican Day Parade held in New York in 2018.

Personal life Laura Posada married former New York Yankees star catcher Jorge Posada on January 21, 2000. Jorge Posada's then Yankees teammate Derek Jeter served as best man at the wedding. After their first-born son Jorge Luis was born with craniosynostosis, Laura and Jorge Posada established the Jorge Posada Foundation, which helps fund research for the condition and offers family support.

The couple has one other child, daughter Paulina.