Jeff Corsaletti

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team = Boston Red Sox
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positionplain = Outfielder/First baseman
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birthplace = city-state|Tallahassee|Florida
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Jeff Corsaletti is an American professional baseball player who currently plays for the Pawtucket Red Sox, the Triple-A International League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.

Jeff grew up in Port Charlotte, Florida and attended Charlotte High School where he was a standout in baseball and football.

College

Corsaletti attended the University of Florida on a baseball scholarship. In 2005 he was a member of the Florida Gators baseball team that went to the College World Series for the first time since 1998; the team lost in the finals to Texas. In 2005, Corsaletti was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team and the NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team. He led the Gators in 2005 with 100 hits, 18 doubles, 50 walks and a .454 on-base percentage. In four years for the Gators, batted .331 with 56 doubles, 23 homers and 159 RBIs in 239 games. [cite news|url=http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Jeff%20Corsaletti&pos=OF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=452768|title=Jeff Corsaletti 24 |author= | publisher=MiLB.com|date=|accessdate=2008-08-05]

Professional career

Drafted in the 6th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, and spent the 2005 season playing for the Single-A Greenville Bombers of the South Atlantic League. Corsaletti batted leadoff in the lineup hitting .357 with 4 home runs and 26 RBIs.

Corsaletti spent the entire by|2006 season with the Single-A+ Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Carolina League and was promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs for the by|2007 season. During the 2007 season he was chosen as a Eastern League All-Star and was named the Allied Home Mortgage "Player of the Year" in Portland.

Corsaletti started the by|2008 season with the Portland Sea Dogs and was again named to the Eastern League All-Star team. Shortly thereafter he was promoted to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox.

Awards and recognition

*June 2006 Red Sox ML Quality Plate Appearances Award
*2007 Eastern League All Star
*2007 Allied Home Mortgage "Player of the Year"
*2008 Eastern League All Star

References

External links

* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=3150 Baseball Reference] minor league statistics
* [http://www.soxprospects.com/players/corsalettii-jeff.htm SoxProspects] Biography