Reid Cornelius
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.
| Reid Cornelius | |||||||||||||||
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| Colorado Rockies – No. 74 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher / Coach | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 8–17 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.91 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 101 | ||||||||||||||
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| As Player As Coach
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Medals
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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). According to his father, it was the largest contract ever given to a high school draftee. He began his professional career with the Rockford Expos of the Midwest League.
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.
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.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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