Corey Lamar Thurman (born November 5, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and also played for the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League.
Career
Thurman was selected by the Kansas City Royals in 4th round of 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. He played his first professional season with their Rookie league
GCL Royals in . In , he played for the Milwaukee Brewers Double-A affiliate, the
Huntsville Stars. He signed with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League for the 2008 season and re-signed with them for the season. In December 2009, Thurman married Angela Day in York, PA. Said Thurman, "I met a girl who loves to watch Sports Center--what else can you do?"
[ Revolution begin to load the cannon for 2009 ]
Thurman was released by the York Revolution on May 25, 2015; after five appearances on the season, Thurman had an 8.23 ERA over 19.2 innings.
Pitching Style
Thurman threw an 88-91 MPH four-seam fastball,
an excellent
changeup with good location at around 80 MPH,
[ ] as well as a 75-77 MPH
curveball and an 81-83 MPH slider.
External links
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Retrosheet
