Carlos Fernando Corporán (born January 7, 1984) is a Puerto Rican former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and Texas Rangers.

Early life

Corporán was born in

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on January 7, 1984. He said that he wanted to play baseball from an early age. "Even at school, when they gave us homework where you had to pick a career, doctor or dentist or whatever, I would choose baseball. My teacher told me, 'That's not a real career.' I said, 'That's what I'm going to do. I'm a baseball player.'" Corporán attended

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, where he was converted from a shortstop into a catcher.

Professional career

Milwaukee Brewers

Corporán was drafted by Milwaukee in the 12th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. In , he played for their Rookie-League Helena Brewers and

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. He was promoted to the Class-A

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in ; he stayed in Class-A in , but with the

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. In and , Corporán split his time between the Class-A Advanced Brevard County Manatees and the Double-A Huntsville Stars. He started the season in Huntsville, but was later promoted to the Triple-A

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. In early 2009, he served as a backup catcher in Nashville before being called up to Milwaukee when backup catcher Mike Rivera sprained his ankle. In his only plate appearance for Milwaukee, he got his first hit in the majors off of shortstop

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. Corporán returned to Nashville after Rivera returned to playing. After the season, he filed for free agency.

Arizona Diamondbacks

He was signed to a minor league contract by the Arizona Diamondbacks on December 4, 2009. He also received an invitation to spring training as part of the contract. In 2010, Corporán played for the class AAA Reno Aces of the

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. In 87 games, he hit for a .290 batting average, 12

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s and 50

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Houston Astros

On June 10, 2011, Corporán was called up by the

to replace back-up catcher

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. Corporan was later removed from the 40-man roster, but had his contract purchased again on July 15, 2012. In 2013, Corporán appeared in a career-high 64 major league games. He hit for a .225 batting average with 7 home runs and 20 RBI. He was designated for assignment by the Astros on January 19, 2015.

Texas Rangers

On January 21, 2015, Corporán was traded to the Texas Rangers for minor league pitcher

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. In 33 games for the Rangers, he batted .178/.244/.299, hitting 3 home runs and driving in 15 runs. His season ended prematurely after suffering a thumb injury in mid-July. On October 26, 2015, he refused a minor league assignment by the Rangers and instead, opted for free agency.

Tampa Bay Rays

On January 26, 2016, Corporán signed a minor league contract with the

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, with an invite to spring training. On April 2, 2016, Corporán was traded to the

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in exchange for cash considerations. He was released on May 20, 2016, after the team signed

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Miami Marlins

On May 25, 2016, Corporán signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released on August 1, 2016.

Chicago Cubs

On January 7, 2017, Corporán signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released on April 29, 2017.

Diablos Rojos del México

On January 23, 2018, Corporán signed with the

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of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on July 2, 2018.

Personal life

Corporán's 16-month-old son died on October 12, 2012. The Astros organization said that Carlos Corporán Jr. had undergone four heart surgeries since his birth in June 2011. The team released a statement offering its condolences to the Corporán family, calling the boy's battle with serious health issues "an inspiration to so many of us."

References

External links

MiLB.com player profile
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