Cory Jerome Aldridge (born June 13, 1979) is an American former professional

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...

. He was drafted by the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

in the fourth round of the

1997 Major League Baseball Draft The 1997 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1997. A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds. First round selections ...

. He has played in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

(MLB) for the Braves and

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...

and in the

Korea Baseball Organization The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League ( ko, KBO 리그) and KBO ...

(KBO) for the

Nexen Heroes The Kiwoom Heroes () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. They are a member of the KBO League. The Heroes play their home games at Gocheok Sky Dome in Gocheok-dong, a neighborhood located in the southwestern part of Se ...

Career

Aldridge played in eight games for the Braves in the season. He had no

hits Hits or H.I.T.S. may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''H.I.T.S.'', 1991 album by New Kids on the Block * ''...Hits'' (Phil Collins album), 1998 * ''Hits'' (compilation series), 1984–2006; 2014 - a British compilation album se ...

in five

at-bat In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher. An at bat is different from a plate appearance. A batter is credited with a plate appearance regardless of what happens during their turn at bat, but a bat ...

s, with four

strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat. It usually means that the batter is out. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters, and is deno ...

s. In , he played in the

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

organization for the Triple-A Omaha Royals. Aldridge played with the Greenville Jacks in 2009 in 115 games he had his most productive season at any level batting .292 with 31 home runs and 102 RBI’s. The Jacks folded just before the start of the 2010 season. In 2010, he was called up by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to play in the outfield. He got his first major league hit against the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

, an RBI triple. On January 28, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

. He did not remain with the team, instead beginning the 2012 season in the Mexican League, before being signed to a minor league contract by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Aldridge was acquired by the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

on June 24, 2014. He was promoted from the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats to the Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Fiel ...

on July 4.

Personal

His father

Jerry Aldridge Jerry Charles Aldridge (born September 17, 1956) is a former professional American football halfback in the National Football League. He attended Angelo State University where he was selected as an AP College Division All-American, and led the t ...

played American football as a halfback for the San Francisco 49ers.

External links

Career statistics and player information
from

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aldridge, Cory 1979 births Living people Acereros de Monclova players African-American baseball players Águilas de Mexicali players Atlanta Braves players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico American expatriate baseball players in South Korea Baseball players from Texas Birmingham Barons players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Caribes de Anzoátegui players Danville Braves players Diablos Rojos del México players Greenville Braves players Gulf Coast Braves players Kiwoom Heroes players Los Angeles Angels players Macon Braves players Major League Baseball outfielders Mexican League baseball left fielders Mexican League baseball right fielders Myrtle Beach Pelicans players Navegantes del Magallanes players New Hampshire Fisher Cats players Newark Bears players Norfolk Tides players Northwest Arkansas Naturals players Omaha Royals players People from San Angelo, Texas Salt Lake Bees players Somerset Patriots players Sultanes de Monterrey players Tigres de Quintana Roo players Tomateros de Culiacán players Wichita Wranglers players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople