Mark Franklin Corey (born November 16, 1974) is a retired American baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
| Mark Corey | |
|---|---|
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: (1974-11-16) November 16, 1974 (age 47) Coudersport, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| October 2, 2001, for the New York Mets | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 2004, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–7 |
| Earned run average | 6.02 |
| Strikeouts | 79 |
| Teams | |
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Corey attended Austin High School in Austin, Pennsylvania, where he played golf and basketball and threw javelin.[1] He was the valedictorian of his class.[2] As his graduating class had only 18 students, he relied on the American Legion to play baseball.[1]
Corey played college baseball in NCAA Division II at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for the Edinboro Fighting Scots. He was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame in 2009.[3]
Corey was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
He made his Major League debut in 2001 with the New York Mets. In June 2002, Corey suffered a seizure after he and Mets teammate Tony Tarasco smoked marijuana outside of Shea Stadium.[2] Under Major League Baseball drug policy at the time, because both players were first-time offenders, they were not subject to discipline from the league.[4]
In 2004, with the Columbus Clippers, the New York Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, he went 7–4 with a 4.44 ERA. Corey led Triple-A with 28 saves in 2005.[5] He pitched in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization for their Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians, in 2007. At the time of his retirement, he had pitched in a combined 81 major league games for the Mets, Colorado Rockies, and Pirates.