Corey Lamar Thurman (born November 5, 1978) is a former professional baseball pitcher, formerly of the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League. He played two seasons at the Major League level for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Career

Thurman was selected by the

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in 4th round of 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. He played his first professional season with their Rookie league GCL Royals in . In , he played for the

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Double-A affiliate, the Huntsville Stars. He signed with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League for the 2008 season and re-signed with them for the season. In December 2009, Thurman married Angela Day in York, PA. Said Thurman, "I met a girl who loves to watch Sports Center--what else can you do?" Thurman was released by the York Revolution on May 25, 2015; after five appearances on the season, Thurman had an 8.23 ERA over 19.2 innings. Thurman left the Revolution as the team's all-time leader in wins (66), games started (180), quality starts (60), innings pitched (980.1), and strikeouts (667).

Pitching Style

Thurman threw an 88-91 MPH four-seam fastball, an excellent changeup with good location at around 80 MPH, as well as a 75-77 MPH

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and an 81-83 MPH slider.

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