Corey Dickerson

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Corey Dickerson
Corey Dickerson on April 3, 2016.jpg
Dickerson with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2016
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 10
Outfielder
Born: (1989-05-22) May 22, 1989 (age 35)
McComb, Mississippi
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 22, 2013, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through May 15, 2016)
Batting average .285
Home runs 47
Runs batted in 141
Teams

McKenzie Corey Dickerson (born May 22, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Colorado Rockies.

Amateur career

Dickerson was born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Dickerson attended Brookhaven Academy in Brookhaven, where he also starred in football and basketball. Dickerson holds the State Private School Association career and single season records for home runs with 45 over four seasons and 15 his senior year. Also, his .591 batting average and 55 runs batted in (RBIs) are both Brookhaven Academy records. Dickerson later enrolled at Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi, where he played as a center fielder and was the leadoff hitter for the school's baseball team. During his freshman season at Meridian, Dickerson hit .459 with 21 home runs.[1][2]

Professional career

Colorado Rockies

The Colorado Rockies selected Dickerson in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] The Rockies had also drafted him in the 29th round in 2009, but he did not sign.

On June 3, 2011 while playing with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League, Dickerson recorded 10 RBIs on three home runs. It was tied for the most RBIs in a single game in South Atlantic League history, a record that stood for 33 years.[4] In 2012, Dickerson played for the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League.[5]

Dickerson during his tenure with the Colorado Rockies in 2013

Prior to the 2013 season, MLB named him the 16th best prospect in the Rockies system. The Rockies promoted Dickerson to the major leagues on June 21, 2013.[6] Dickerson made his debut the next day at Nationals Park where he picked up his first two career hits, both doubles, and his first career RBI as the Rockies beat the Washington Nationals.

On July 28, 2013, Dickerson hit his first career home run off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Donovan Hand, in a Rockies victory.[7] Dickerson began the 2014 season with the Rockies, but was optioned to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League on April 9 when Boone Logan was activated from the disabled list.[8]

Dickerson suffered two broken ribs while diving for a catch on June 30, 2015.[9]

Tampa Bay Rays

On January 28, 2016, Dickerson was traded, along with Kevin Padlo, to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitchers Jake McGee and Germán Márquez.[10]

Personal life

Dickerson's wife Beth Anne, is a native of Meridian.[11] The couple had a son in 2014.[12]

References

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