| Cory Wade | |
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Wade with the Yankees, September 2011 |
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| New York Yankees – No. 53 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: May 28, 1983 Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 24, 2008 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Career statistics (through 2011) |
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| Win-loss record | 10-5 |
| Earned run average | 2.86 |
| Strikeouts | 99 |
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Cory Nathaniel Wade (born May 28, 1983) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
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Wade attended Broad Ripple High School.[1]
Wade played both pitcher and shortstop at Kentucky Wesleyan College, the only college that recruited him.[1] As a junior in 2004, he was 5-4 with a 2.39 earned run average (ERA) in 12 games (10 starts) while striking out 84 batters in 71 2⁄3 innings.
Wade was selected in the 10th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the Dodgers organization, he pitched for the Gulf Coast Dodgers, Ogden Raptors, Columbus Catfish, Vero Beach Dodgers, Inland Empire 66ers, and Jacksonville Suns. He was selected to play in the South Atlantic League All-Star game in 2006.
In 2007, Wade played in the Arizona Fall League, he was also added to the Dodgers 40-man roster.
Wade made his major league debut on April 24, 2008, for the Dodgers, working one inning in relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks. During his rookie season, Wade allowed 51 hits in 71 1⁄3 innings, and had a 2.27 ERA. By the 2008 postseason, Dodgers manager Joe Torre used Wade as his top setup pitcher, pitching Wade in the eighth inning.[1]
He struggled in the 2009 season, with a 5.53 ERA in 27 games and was demoted to spend most of the season in AAA with the Albuquerque Isotopes. He underwent shoulder surgery in March 2010[2] and was placed on the 60-day disabled list to start the season. He was activated off the DL on July 1 and outrighted to AAA, removing him from the 40-man roster.
In 2010 with the Isotopes, Wade was 3-0 with a 4.91 ERA in 21 games.
He signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays before the 2011 season, but was later granted his release in June.[3] He had a 1.23 ERA in 36 2⁄3 innings with the Rays Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls.
On June 13, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. He was assigned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.[4] However, he had his contract purchased a day later.[5] He made his first appearance with the NY Yankees in relief on June 15 against the Texas Rangers, pitching a scoreless inning, retiring all three batters he faced, striking out one. On June 16, he got the win in a 12 inning game when the Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers, retiring all 6 batters he faced in order.
Wade and his wife, Mikaela, have a daughter, Amaya.[1]