Bryan Corey

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Bryan Corey

San Diego Padres — No. 40
Relief pitcher
Born: October 21, 1973 (1973-10-21) (age 34)
Thousand Oaks, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
May 131998 for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2007)
Win-Loss     3-1
Earned run average     3.71
Strikeouts     35
Teams

Bryan Scott Corey (born October 21, 1973 in Thousand Oaks, California) is a Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres.

Originally selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 12th round of the 1993 MLB amateur draft, he was converted from a position player to a pitcher by the Tigers in 1995. Corey would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks after being selected in the 63rd round of the expansion draft.

After his short stint with the Diamondbacks in 1998, Corey has been an AAA journeyman, playing for AAA affiliates of the Arizona Diamondbacks (1999), Detroit Tigers (1999), Oakland Athletics (2000), San Diego Padres (2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-2003), Chicago Cubs (2004), Florida Marlins (2005), Texas Rangers (2006), and Boston Red Sox (2006-2008). In addition, he pitched in the Japan Central League with the Yomiuri Giants in 2004.

On June 19, 2006, Corey had his contract purchased by the Texas Rangers to pitch in the bullpen, but was designated for assignment by the Rangers on July 25, 2006 after posting a 1-1 record with an ERA of 2.60. On July 30, 2006, Corey was traded to the Red Sox for minor league pitcher Luis Mendoza, but he was again designated for assignment after pitching 1 inning for the Red Sox, giving up a solo home run. He returned to the Red Sox for spring training in 2007 and went 0-1 with a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings, but was not selected to be part of the 25-man roster[1]. However was called up on September 1 when rosters expanded[2]. On April 17, 2008, Corey declined an outright assignment to Triple-A after being designated for assignment and became a free agent. On April 22, 2008, Corey resigned with the Red Sox to a minor league contract. On April 25, 2008, the Red Sox purchased his contract from the Triple-A Pawtucket. He was once again designated for assignment on April 29. On May 11, 2008, Corey was traded to the San Diego Padres for a PTBNL or cash considerations.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Shaughnessy, Dan. Red Sox Notebook: Hansen, Delcarmen sent down. Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
  2. ^ Petraglia, Mike. Buchholz to make second career start. MLB.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-01.

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