Reid Cornelius

Jonathan Reid Cornelius (born June 2, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player and current bullpen coach for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for all or parts of three seasons between 1995 and 2000 for the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, and Florida Marlins.

Reid Cornelius
Colorado Rockies – No. 74
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1970-06-02) June 2, 1970
Thomasville, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 29, 1995, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2000, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record8–17
Earned run average4.91
Strikeouts101
Teams
As Player

As Coach

Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
World Junior Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 1988 Sydney Team

Career

Cornelius was born in Thomasville, Alabama to Ted, a school principal, and Ila Cornelius, a teacher's aide. His older brother, Pat, played college baseball at Auburn. He maintained a 97.6 grade average at Thomasville High School. He planned to play college baseball at Mississippi State but chose instead to begin a professional career after being taken in the eleventh round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft by the Montreal Expos and receiving a signing bonus of $225,000 (equivalent to $557,000 in 2022).[1] According to his father, it was the largest contract ever given to a high school draftee.[2] He began his professional career with the Rockford Expos of the Midwest League.[3]

Cornelius was the Marlins bullpen coach from 2010 to 2016. He was named the pitching coach for the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves prior to the 2017 season.[4]

Cornelius was named as the pitching coach for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Miami Marlins organization for the 2019 season.

Cornelius was named the bullpen coach for the Colorado Rockies on December 13, 2021.[5]

References
  1. Giuliotti, Ed (June 10, 1990). "EXPO DOESN'T REGRET BYPASSING COLLEGE". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. "AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. "Reid Cornelius Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. "Damon Berryhill Named Gwinnett Braves Manager for 2017". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. Saunders, Patrick (2021-12-13). "Reid Cornelius named Rockies' new bullpen coach". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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