Erik Cordier
| Erik Cordier | |||
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| Orix Buffaloes – No. 52 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 25, 1986 Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 3, 2014, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.42 | ||
| Strikeouts | 16 | ||
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Erik Michael Cordier (born February 25, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB). He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Francisco Giants in 2014.
Career
The Kansas City Royals selected Cordier in the second round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft out of Southern Door High School in Brussels, Wisconsin. He was traded from the Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Tony Peña, Jr. on March 24, 2007.[1] He played in the Braves organization from 2008 to 2012 and Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 2013. He signed with the San Francisco Giants after the 2013 season, and was added to their 40-man roster.[2]
Cordier was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2014.[3] He made his MLB debut on September 3 with a 101 mph fastball.[4]
After spending time as a free agent, Erik was signed by the Giants to a minor league contract on June 1st, 2015.
Cordier signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2016 season.
References
- ↑ Braves trade Pena to Royals for Cordier
- ↑ "SF Giants add Jose De Paula, Erik Cordier; DFA Johnny Monell, Francisco Peguero | SFGiants.com: News". Sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ Cordier joins big-league Giants
- ↑ http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24693811/giants-reliever-erik-cordier-makes-blazing-mlb-debut
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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