John Koronka

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**John Koronka**
Major League Baseball debut
Texas Rangers — No. 41
Starting Pitcher
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
June 1, 2005 for the Chicago Cubs
Selected MLB statistics (through April 1, 2007)
Wins-Losses	8-9
ERA	5.89
Strikeouts	71
Former teams
Chicago Cubs (2005)

John Vincent Koronka (born July 13, 1980 in Clearwater, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who currently plays for the Texas Rangers. He made his major league debut for the Chicago Cubs on July 1, 2005 against the Los Angeles Dodgers and gave up 3 runs over 5 innings, walked 3, and struck out 5 for the win. He was added to the 40-man roster in the 2004-2005 offseason.

On March 31, 2006, Koronka was traded to the Texas Rangers for Freddie Bynum, whom the Rangers had just acquired from the Oakland Athletics. Koronka started 23 games for the Rangers in 2006, going 7-7 with a 5.69 ERA. He was expected to compete for a spot on the rotation in 2007, but failed to make the Rangers' big league roster. He was optioned to the Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks prior to the start of the 2007 season.

[edit] Minor league career

Koronka has spent over 7 years in the minors compiling a 50-60 win-loss record, and a 4.39 ERA, in 155 games (137 starts). He has been in the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers organizations .