Edwin Josue Correa (born April 29, 1966, in

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) is a retired professional

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player who played three seasons for the

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and Texas Rangers of

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. As a rookie in 1986 Correa lead all rookies with 189 strikeouts and was part of the "Kiddie Corps" of Rangers rookies that helped the team to a surprising 2nd-place finish with a record of 87–75. At the age of 20, Correa was one of the youngest players in Major League Baseball at the time. Correa was a practicing

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and as such would not pitch in any game from sundown Friday till sundown Saturday. The Rangers were able to work around this disruption to their five-man pitching staff due to

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's ability to pitch often on short rest. In 1987 Correa injured his arm and never pitched in the majors again. Correa managed the

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PONY Baseball team that won the 2007 World Series in Washington, Pennsylvania. His team played against seven other teams to win the title. Correa founded the

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, a secondary school that also offers intensive baseball training in addition to its academic program.

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