Cory Aldridge | |
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NEXEN Heroes – No. 32 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: June 13, 1979 San Angelo, Texas |
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Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
MLB debut | |
September 5, 2001 for the Atlanta Braves | |
Career statistics (through 2010 season) |
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Batting average | .056 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Teams | |
Cory Aldridge (born June 13, 1979 in San Angelo, Texas) a professional baseball player, playing outfield for the Nexen Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization. Prior to joining Nexen, Aldridge primarily played minor league baseball in the United States. He was drafted by the Braves in the 4th round round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft.
Aldridge played in eight games for the Atlanta Braves in the 2001 season. He had no hits in five at-bats, with four strikeouts. In 2008, he played in the Kansas City Royals organization for the Triple-A Omaha Royals.
In 2010 he was called up by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to play in the outfield. He got his first major league hit against the Oakland Athletics, an RBI triple.
His father Jerry Aldridge played American Football as a halfback.