Jeffrey Arthur Corsaletti is a former American professional

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Early life

Corsaletti grew up in

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and attended Charlotte High School where he was a standout in baseball and football.

College

Corsaletti attended the

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on a baseball scholarship. In 2005, he was a member of the Florida Gators baseball team that went to the

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for the first time since 1998; the team lost in the finals to

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. In 2005, Corsaletti was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team and the NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team. He led the Gators in 2005 with 100 hits, 2 boils, 18 doubles, 50 walks and a .454 on-base percentage. In four years for the Gators, batted .331 with 56 doubles, 23 homers and 159 RBIs in 239 games. In 2005, Corsaletti was named a third team All-American by the

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(NCBWA).

Professional career

Corsaletti was drafted in the 6th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft and spent the 2005 season playing for the

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Greenville Bombers of the

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. Corsaletti hit leadoff in the lineup hitting .357 with 4 home runs and 26 RBIs. Corsaletti spent the entire season with the Single-A+

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of the

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and was promoted to the Double-A

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for the season. During the 2007 season he was chosen as an Eastern League All-Star and was named the Allied Home Mortgage "Player of the Year" in Portland. Corsaletti started the season with the Portland Sea Dogs and was again named to the Eastern League All-Star team. Shortly thereafter he was promoted to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. Corsaletti was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 15, 2009 for a

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or cash considerations. After finishing the 2009 season with the

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, he became a free agent and was signed by the

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organization. He split the 2010 season between five different Marlins affiliates, and became a free agent after the season.

Awards and recognition

*June 2006 Red Sox ML Quality Plate Appearances Award *2007 Eastern League All Star *2007 Allied Home Mortgage "Player of the Year" *2008 Eastern League All Star

References

External links

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Biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Corsaletti, Jeff 1983 births Living people Charlotte High School (Punta Gorda, Florida) alumni People from Port Charlotte, Florida Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Tallahassee, Florida Altoona Curve players Greensboro Grasshoppers players Greenville Bombers players Gulf Coast Marlins players Florida Gators baseball players Jacksonville Suns players Jupiter Hammerheads players New Orleans Zephyrs players Pawtucket Red Sox players Portland Sea Dogs players Wilmington Blue Rocks players