Mark Corey

Mark Franklin Corey (born November 16, 1974) is an American former baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Early life Corey attended Austin High School in Austin, Pennsylvania, where he played golf and basketball and threw javelin. He was the valedictorian of his class. As his graduating class had only 18 students, he relied on the American Legion to play baseball.

Professional career Corey was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds.

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. 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.