Corey Thurman
Corey Thurman | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Augusta, Georgia | November 5, 1978|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 5, 2002, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Win-Loss | 3-4 |
Earned run average | 4.75 |
Strikeouts | 67 |
Teams | |
Corey Lamar Thurman (born November 5, 1978) is a professional baseball pitcher, formerly of the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League. He has played during two seasons at the major league level for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Career
Thurman was selected by the Kansas City Royals in 4th round of 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. He played his first professional season with their Rookie league GCL Royals in 1996. In 2007, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers Double-A affiliate, the Huntsville Stars. He signed with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League for the 2008 season and re-signed with them for the 2009 season. In December 2009, Thurman married Angela Day in York, PA. Said Thurman, "I met a girl who loves to watch Sports Center--what else can you do?"[1]
Thurman was released by the York Revolution on May 25, 2015; after five appearances on the season, Thurman had an 8.23 ERA over 19.2 innings.[2] Thurman left the Revolution as the team's all-time leader in wins (66), games started (180), quality starts (60), innings pitched (980.1), and strikeouts (667).
Pitching Style
Thurman throws an 88-91 MPH four-seam fastball,[3] an excellent changeup with good location at around 80 MPH,[4] as well as a 75-77 MPH curveball and an 81-83 MPH slider.[5][6]
References
- ^ Revolution begin to load the cannon for 2009 Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Revs' Inside Pitch". Yorkblog.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Corey Thurman". Nabl.zarras.net. 1978-11-05. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Corey Thurman » Statistics » Pitching | FanGraphs Baseball". Fangraphs.com. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- African-American baseball players
- Águilas del Zulia players
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Caribes de Oriente players
- Florence Freedom players
- Gulf Coast Royals players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Mayos de Navojoa players
- Nashville Sounds players
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- Spokane Indians players
- Sportspeople from Augusta, Georgia
- Syracuse SkyChiefs players
- Tiburones de La Guaira players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
- York Revolution players
- American baseball pitcher, 1970s births stubs