| Reid Cornelius | |||||||||||||||
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| Colorado Rockies – No. 74 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: June 2, 1970 Thomasville, Alabama, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 29, 1995, for the Montreal Expos | |||||||||||||||
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| September 30, 2000, for the Florida Marlins | |||||||||||||||
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| Win–loss record | 8–17 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.91 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 101 | ||||||||||||||
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Jonathan Reid Cornelius (born June 2, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player and current bullpen coach for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for all or parts of three seasons between 1995 and 2000 for the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, and Florida Marlins.
Career
Cornelius was born in Thomasville, Alabama to Ted, a school principal, and Ila Cornelius, a teacher's aide. His older brother, Pat, played college baseball at Auburn. He maintained a 97.6 grade average at Thomasville High School. He planned to play college baseball at Mississippi State but chose instead to begin a professional career after being taken in the eleventh round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft by the Montreal Expos and receiving a signing bonus of $225,000 (equivalent to $580,000 in 2023). [1] According to his father, it was the largest contract ever given to a high school draftee. [2] He began his professional career with the Rockford Expos of the Midwest League. [3]
Cornelius was the Marlins bullpen coach from 2010 to 2016. He was named the pitching coach for the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves prior to the 2017 season. [4]
Cornelius was named as the pitching coach for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Miami Marlins organization for the 2019 season.
Cornelius was named the bullpen coach for the Colorado Rockies on December 13, 2021. [5]
References
- ^ Giuliotti, Ed (June 10, 1990). "EXPO DOESN'T REGRET BYPASSING COLLEGE". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Reid Cornelius Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Damon Berryhill Named Gwinnett Braves Manager for 2017". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ Saunders, Patrick (2021-12-13). "Reid Cornelius named Rockies' new bullpen coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1970 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Baseball coaches from Alabama
- Baseball players from Alabama
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Calgary Cannons players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Colorado Rockies (baseball) coaches
- Florida Marlins players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Major League Baseball bullpen coaches
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Miami Marlins coaches
- Minor league baseball coaches
- Montreal Expos players
- New York Mets players
- Norfolk Tides players
- Ottawa Lynx players
- People from Thomasville, Alabama
- Portland Sea Dogs players
- Rockford Expos players
- Tucson Sidewinders players
- West Palm Beach Expos players