Roy Corcoran

Infobox MLB player
name=Roy Corcoran

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width=250
position=Relief pitcher
team=Seattle Mariners
number=48
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|5|11
birthplace=city-state|Baton Rouge|Louisiana
debutdate=July 30
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Montreal Expos
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=6-3
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.76
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=51
teams=
*Montreal Expos (by|2003-by|2004)
*Washington Nationals (by|2006)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2008-present)

Roy Elliot Corcoran (born May 11, 1980 in city-state|Baton Rouge|Louisiana) is a relief pitcher who plays for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed.

Corcoran signed with the Montreal Expos on June 21, by|2001, as an amateur free agent. After starting the by|2003 season at Single-A, Corcoran advanced through Double-A and made two appearances in Triple-A before making his major league debut on July 30. He spent the next three years in the minors with the Expos and stayed with them after they became the Washington Nationals. Corcoran appeared in a few games in the second halves of the mlby|2004 and mlby|2006 seasons. Corcoran was granted free agency after 2006, and signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins on January 4, by|2007. Corcoran spent all of the 2007 season with the Marlins Triple-A affiliate, the Albuquerque Isotopes, becoming a free agent at the end of the season.

On November 21, 2007, the Seattle Mariners signed Corcoran to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. Corcoran had a career-best year in mlby|2008. In 50 appearances, he had a 6-3 record, 3.22 ERA, and 39 strikeouts.

External links

[http://www.bleedingblueandteal.com/04-2008/player-profile-roy-corcoran/ Bleeding Blue and Teal - Player Profile: Roy Corcoran]