Cory Wade

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Cory Wade
Los Angeles Dodgers — No. 47
Relief pitcher
Born: May 28, 1983 (1983-05-28) (age 25)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
April 242008 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Selected MLB statistics
(through May 23, 2008)
Win-Loss     0-0
Earned run average     1.54
Strikeouts     5
Teams

Cory Nathaniel Wade (born May 28, 1983 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Wade played both pitcher and shortstop at Kentucky Wesleyan College. As a junior in 2004, he was 5-4 with a 2.39 ERA in 12 games (10 starts) while striking out 84 batters in 71.2 innings.

Wade was selected in the 10th round of the June 2004 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the Dodgers organization, he pitched for the Gulf Coast Dodgers, Ogden Raptors, Columbus Catfish, Vero Beach Dodgers, Inland Empire 66ers and Jacksonville Suns. He was selected to play in the South Atlantic League All-Star game in 2006.

In 2007, Wade played in the Arizona Fall League, he was also added to the Dodgers 40-man roster.

Wade made his Major League Debut on April 24, 2008, for the Dodgers, working one inning in relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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