Rheal Cormier

Infobox MLB retired
name=Rheal Cormier
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1967|4|23
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
debutdate=August 15
debutyear=by|1991
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=April 18
finalyear=by|2007
finalteam=Cincinnati Reds
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=71-64
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.03
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=760
teams=
* St. Louis Cardinals (by|1991–by|1994)
* Boston Red Sox (by|1995)
* Montreal Expos (by|1996-by|1997)
* Boston Red Sox (by|1999-by|2000)
* Philadelphia Phillies (by|2001-by|2006)
* Cincinnati Reds (by|2006-by|2007)

Rhéal Paul Cormier (born April 23, 1967 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian of Acadian ancestry who is a free agent Major League Baseball pitcher.

He attended Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick, Rhode Island and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round of the by|1988 amateur draft.

Professional career

On July 31, by|2006, Cormier was traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for pitching prospect Justin Germano.

On April 28, by|2007, Cormier was designated for assignment by the Reds after a poor start to the 2007 campaign. He had 3 IP, 9.00 ERA, and 1K that season. On May 13, 2007, The Atlanta Braves signed Cormier to a minor league contract and assigned him to their AAA-affiliate, the Richmond Braves. He only played for them briefly and decided to take the summer off.

In by|2008, he joined the Moncton Mets, a senior team based in Moncton, New Brunswick, in an attempt to make a come-back and join the Canadian Olympic Team participating in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

2006 World Baseball Classic

Prior to the by|2006 season, Cormier played for the Canada national baseball team in the World Baseball Classic. Despite winning two of three games, the team failed to advance beyond the first round. While their record matched Team USA and Team Mexico, they were eliminated in the tie breaker because they allowed the most runs. [cite web
url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060312&content_id=1346409&vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi |title=Notes: Canadians comment on Classic |date=2006-03-12
author= Ken Mandel |publisher="MLB.com" |accessdate=2008-08-15] Cormier appeared in two of the games (Mexico and South Africa), pitching 1.2 innings giving up 1 hit and allowing no earned runs. [cite web
url=http://ww2.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&cid=784 |title=World Baseball Classic Player Statistics: Canada |date=2006-03-26
author= |publisher=World Baseball Classic web site |accessdate=2008-08-15]

Olympics

Cormier played for the Canada national baseball team in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea; at the time baseball was a demonstration sport. The Canadian team did not win a medal during this competition, ending with a 1-2 record.

In by|2008 Cormier is playing again for the Canada national baseball team in the 2008 Summer Olympics. At age 41, Cormier is the oldest baseball player in the competition. [cite web
url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/08/14/cormier_still_delivering_for_canada/ |title=Cormier still delivering for Canada |date=2006-08-14
author= |publisher=Boston Globe |accessdate=2008-08-15]

References

External links

* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=18719 Baseball Reference] minor league statistics