Cory Wade
Cory Nathaniel Wade is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.
Amateur career
Wade attended Broad Ripple High School.Wade played both pitcher and shortstop at Kentucky Wesleyan College, the only college that recruited him. As a junior in 2004, he was 5–4 with a 2.39 earned run average in 12 games while striking out 84 batters in innings.
Baseball career
Los Angeles Dodgers
Wade was selected in the 10th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the Dodgers organization, he pitched for the Gulf Coast Dodgers, Ogden Raptors, Columbus Catfish, Vero Beach Dodgers, Inland Empire 66ers, and Jacksonville Suns. He was selected to play in the South Atlantic League All-Star game in 2006.In 2007, Wade played in the Arizona Fall League, he was also added to the Dodgers 40-man roster.
Wade made his major league debut on April 24, 2008, for the Dodgers, working one inning in relief against the Arizona Diamondbacks. During his rookie season, Wade allowed 51 hits in innings, and had a 2.27 ERA. By the 2008 postseason, Dodgers manager Joe Torre used Wade as his top setup pitcher, pitching Wade in the eighth inning.
He struggled in the 2009 season, with a 5.53 ERA in 27 games and was demoted to spend most of the season in AAA with the Albuquerque Isotopes. He underwent shoulder surgery in March 2010 and was placed on the 60-day disabled list to start the season. He was activated off the DL on July 1 and outrighted to AAA, removing him from the 40-man roster.
In 2010 with the Isotopes, Wade was 3–0 with a 4.91 ERA in 21 games.
Tampa Bay Rays
He signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays before the 2011 season, but was later granted his release in June. He had a 1.23 ERA in innings with the Rays Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls.New York Yankees
On June 13, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. He was assigned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. However, he had his contract purchased a day later. He made his first appearance with the NY Yankees in relief on June 15 against the Texas Rangers, pitching a scoreless inning, retiring all three batters he faced, striking out one. On June 16, he got the win in a 12 inning game when the Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers, retiring all six batters he faced in order.Wade and the Yankees agreed to a one-year non-guaranteed deal worth approximately $500,000 on January 12, 2012. He was optioned to Triple-A on July 2, 2012, after the team activated Chad Qualls, who was acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies. He was called up on September 1, 2012. The Yankees designated Wade for assignment following the regular season.