Mark Corey
| Mark Corey | ||
|---|---|---|
Win–loss record 2–7 | | |
| Earned run average | 6.02 | |
| Strikeouts | 79 | |
| Teams | ||
Mark Franklin Corey (born November 16, 1974) is an American former baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Early life
Corey attended Austin High School in Austin, Pennsylvania, where he played golf and basketball and threw javelin.[1] He was the valedictorian of his class.[2] As his graduating class had only 18 students, he relied on the American Legion to play baseball.[1]
Corey played
Professional career
Corey was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
He made his Major League debut in 2001 with the
In 2004, with the Columbus Clippers, the New York Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, he went 7–4 with a 4.44 ERA. Corey led Triple-A with 28 saves in 2005.[5] He pitched in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization for their Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians, in 2007. At the time of his retirement, he had pitched in a combined 81 major league games for the Mets, Colorado Rockies, and Pirates.
References
- ^ NY Daily News. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Two Met Players Caught Smoking Marijuana". Fox News. June 29, 2002. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Austin's Corey honored by Edinboro". Endeavor News. May 23, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- New York Times News Service. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Corey again on Pirates' doorstep". endeavornews.com. Endeavor News. June 30, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Mark Corey's MiLB Biography