John Koronka

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John Koronka
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Colorado Rockies — No. 31
Starting pitcher
Born: July 3, 1980 (1980-07-03) (age 27)
Clearwater, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
Major League Baseball debut
June 1, 2005 for the Chicago Cubs
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2007)
Win-Loss     8-11
Earned run average     6.02
Strikeouts     73
Teams

John Vincent Koronka (born July 13, 1980 in Clearwater, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies. 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.

In 2006, Koronka was pictured as an "Opening Day" starter on his Topps Baseball Card with the Chicago Cubs, however, Koronka's major league career has fallen downward since, changing teams twice and optioned down to the minor leagues since then.

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.

Koronka made two starts in 2007 for the Rangers going 0-2 with a 7.84 ERA. He was designated for assignment on July 1, 2007 and subsequently claimed off outright waivers on July 9, 2007 by the Cleveland Indians. He was assigned to their Triple A team, the Buffalo Bisons. With the Bisons, he made 9 starts and went 3-3 with a 3.54 ERA.

On September 1, 2007, he was designated for assignment and outrighted to the minor leagues on September 12. Koronka opted for minor league free agency on November 3, 2007. On December 21, 2007, the Colorado Rockies signed Koronka to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

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