Corey Thurman
| Corey Thurman | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 5, 1978 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 5, 2002, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 3–4 |
| Earned run average | 4.75 |
| Strikeouts | 67 |
| Teams | |
Corey Lamar Thurman (born November 5, 1978) is a former professional baseball pitcher, formerly of the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League. He played two seasons at the Major League level for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Thurman threw 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
[edit]- ^ Revolution begin to load the cannon for 2009 Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "COREY THURMan's TENURE WITH REVOLUTION COMES TO AN END · York Revolution". Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ "Revs' Inside Pitch". Yorkblog.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Corey Thurman". Nabl.zarras.net. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Corey Thurman » Statistics » Pitching | FanGraphs Baseball". Fangraphs.com. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)
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