Cory Snyder

Cory Snyder
Snyder with the San Diego Surf Dawgs in 2008
Right fielder
Born: (1962-11-11) November 11, 1962 (age 62)
Inglewood, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 13, 1986, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
August 10, 1994, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.247
Home runs149
Runs batted in488
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Team
Snyder batting for the Cleveland Indians

James Cory Snyder (born November 11, 1962) is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 1994 for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers, earning a total of $5.7 million.[1] He was known for his powerful throwing arm.[2][3] He is on the list of Major League Baseball career assists as a right fielder leaders and the list of college baseball career home run leaders. Starting in 2006, he has been a baseball coach and a manager in various minor leagues, and in 2020 also started working as an automobile salesperson in Lindon, Utah.

  1. ^ "Cory Snyder Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "SNYDER STRONG-ARMING FOES CORY DISCOVERS THAT FIELDING IS AS IMPORTANT AS BATTING". Deseret News. Associated Press. July 2, 1988.
  3. ^ Posnanski, Joe (June 14, 2018). "Revisiting the golden era of right-field cannons". Major League Baseball.