Timothy Hugh Corcoran (born April 15, 1978) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and in

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(NPB) for the

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. Corcoran's brother,

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, also played professional baseball

Professional career

New York Mets

Corcoran was selected by the

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in the 44th round of the 1996 MLB Draft out of Jackson High School. He began his professional career with the

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in 1997 and played in the Mets farm system through 2000. He played with Kingsport (1997), the

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(1997), and St. Lucie Mets (1998) but spent most of his time with the Capital City Bombers.

Baltimore Orioles

On December 11, 2000, he was selected from the Mets by the

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in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft. He remained with the Orioles farm system through 2003, mostly with the Double-A

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays

In December 2003, he was once more selected in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft, this time by the

. The Devil Rays assigned him to the AAA

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for 2004 and 2005. Corcoran made his Major League debut on June 14, 2005https://www.baseball-almanac.com/books/index.php?p=corcoti02 for the Devil Rays against the

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, working two scoreless innings of relief. He went into

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looking to stay in the majors, but was sent down to Triple-A to begin the season and not recalled until June 15 (due to an injury to closer Tyler Walker). He appeared in three relief appearances before getting a spot start in place of recently demoted Seth McClung. He pitched well enough to remain in the rotation, going 5–9 with a 4.38 ERA in 16 starts and 5 relief appearances. He started the season with Triple-A Durham and was recalled by the Devil Rays after Juan Salas received a 50-game suspension following a positive drug test. On June 11, , however, Corcoran was optioned back to the minors.

Florida Marlins

On Jan. 4, , he signed a minor league deal with the

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, and spent most of the year playing for their Double-A team, the Carolina Mudcats.

Los Angeles Dodgers

He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the

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in March . With the Dodgers, he played for the AA

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and AAA

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. He spent the entire 2011 season on the disabled list for Albuquerque after undergoing

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on his elbow. He began 2012 pitching for the Delfines del Carmen in the

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before returning to the Isotopes in August.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Corcoran, Tim 1978 births Living people Albuquerque Isotopes players American expatriate baseball players in Japan American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Arizona League Dodgers players Baseball players from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Bowie Baysox players Capital City Bombers players Carolina Mudcats players Chattanooga Lookouts players Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen players Durham Bulls players Frederick Keys players Gulf Coast Mets players Gulf Coast State Commodores baseball players Gwinnett Braves players Jupiter Hammerheads players Kingsport Mets players Major League Baseball pitchers Mexican League baseball pitchers Montgomery Biscuits players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers St. Lucie Mets players Sugar Land Skeeters players Tampa Bay Devil Rays players Yokohama DeNA BayStars players