Cory Aldridge
| Cory Aldridge | |
|---|---|
 Aldridge with the Salt Lake Bees in 2010 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 13, 1979 San Angelo, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 2001, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Last appearance | |
| July 11, 2010, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .056 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Batting average | .237 |
| Home runs | 20 |
| Runs batted in | 73 |
| Teams | |
Cory Jerome Aldridge (born June 13, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Braves and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and in the KBO League for the Nexen Heroes.
Career
[edit]Aldridge played in eight games for the 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.
Aldridge played with the Greenville Jacks in 2009 in 115 games he had his most productive season at any level batting .292 with 31 home runs and 102 RBI’s. The Jacks folded just before the start of the 2010 season.
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.
On January 28, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles. He did not remain with the team, instead beginning the 2012 season in the Mexican League, before being signed to a minor league contract by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Aldridge was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays on June 24, 2014. He was promoted from the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on July 4.
Personal
[edit]His father Jerry Aldridge played American football as a halfback for the San Francisco 49ers.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Acereros de Monclova players
- African-American baseball players
- Águilas de Mexicali players
- Atlanta Braves players
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- American expatriate baseball players in South Korea
- Baseball players from Tom Green County, Texas
- Birmingham Barons players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Caribes de Anzoátegui players
- Danville Braves players
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- Greenville Braves players
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- Los Angeles Angels players
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- Mexican League baseball left fielders
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- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
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- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- Newark Bears players
- Norfolk Tides players
- Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
- Omaha Royals players
- Baseball players from San Angelo, Texas
- Salt Lake Bees players
- Somerset Patriots players
- Sultanes de Monterrey players
- Tigres de Quintana Roo players
- Tomateros de Culiacán players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople