Cornelius Cleopatrick Randolph (born July 2, 1997) is an American

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for the

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of the

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Career

Randolph attended Griffin High School in

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. During Randolph's senior year, he hit .533 with eight

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s and a 1.631

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. He committed to play

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for the

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, but after the

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selected him with the 10th pick in the first round of the

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, he signed with the Phillies, receiving a $3,231,300

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Philadelphia Phillies

Randolph made his professional debut with the

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, batting .302 with one home run and 24 RBIs over 53 games. In 2016, he played with the

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where he hit .274 with two home runs and 27 RBIs over 63 games. Randolph spent 2017 with the

Clearwater Threshers The Clearwater Threshers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They are located in Clearwater, Florida, and have played their home games at BayCare Ballpark since 2 ...

, slashing .250/.338/.402 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs over 122 games, and after the season, played in the

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for the

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. He spent 2018 with the

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, batting .241 with five home runs and forty RBIs over 118 games. In 2019, he returned to play for Reading, hitting .247 with ten home runs and 44 RBIs over 102 games. Randolph did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. In 2021, Randolph spent the majority of the season with the Triple-A

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, also appearing in 5 games for the Phillies' rookie-level affiliate, slashing .235/.323/.386 in with 5 home runs and 20 RBI in 48 games for the team. On November 7, 2021, Randolph elected free agency.

Chicago White Sox

On March 8, 2022, Randolph signed a minor league contract with the

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. Randolph was assigned to the Double-A

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to begin the season. After struggling to a .118/.211/.117 with no home runs and 1 RBI in 11 games for Birmingham, he was released by the White Sox organization on May 3.

Kane County Cougars

On May 10, 2022, Randolph signed with the

of the

. He played in 87 games for the Cougars, slashing .310/.394/.517 with 14 home runs, 64 RBI, and 13 stolen bases. He was released by the team on November 8. On May 1, 2023, Randolph re-signed with the Cougars.https://aabaseball.com/transactions/

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1997 births Living people Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Baseball infielders Lakewood BlueClaws players Clearwater Threshers players Reading Fightin Phils players Glendale Desert Dogs players Adelaide Giants players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Florida Complex League Phillies players Birmingham Barons players African-American baseball players Kane County Cougars players American expatriate baseball players in Australia Sportspeople from Brunswick, Georgia {{US-baseball-infielder-stub