Ronald Douglas Correia (born September 13, 1967) is an American former professional

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player who played parts of three seasons for the

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(MLB).

Amateur career

Correia played baseball,

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and

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at Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School in North Dighton, Massachusetts. As a senior baseball player, he hit over .500. Correia played

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at the

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for three seasons. As a junior, he was named to the Division III All-American First Team. He tied an NCAA record with four

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s in a single game. In 1998, only two years after leaving the school, he was inducted into its athletics hall of fame.

Professional career

Correia was drafted by the

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in the 15th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft and assigned to the

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to begin his professional career. He played in the Oakland

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until January 1992 when he was traded to the

for a fellow minor leaguer. He was called up to the minors for the first time on June 20, 1993, when Angels infielder Damion Easley was placed on the disabled list. He made his Major League debut that afternoon against the

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as a defensive replacement at

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for Gary DiSarcina. Correia continued as a backup middle infielder for the Angels until DiSarcina suffered a season-ending injury in August. For the remainder of the season, Correia served as the starting shortstop. In 1994, Correia was called up to the Majors for the first time on May 31 after Angels infielder

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was placed on the disabled list. Correia appeared in only six Major League games that season. On August 3, 1995, DiSarcina's thumb was broken by a pitch and he missed the remainder of the season. Correia filled in for the injured DiSarcina briefly before the team chose to play Easley at shortstop and demote Correia to Triple-A. His final Major League game came on September 16, 1995, at

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. He spent the following two seasons in the farm systems of the

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, Athletics and

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