13 Facts About Corey Koskie

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Cordel Leonard "Corey" Koskie was born on June 28,1973 and is a Canadian former professional baseball third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Milwaukee Brewers.

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Corey Koskie was the first Manitoba-born-and-raised player to ever reach the Major Leagues, and the first Manitoba-born player in MLB since Bud Sketchley in 1942.

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Corey Koskie grew up on a farm in Anola and practiced baseball by hitting rocks with a wiffle ball bat.

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Corey Koskie played junior hockey for the Selkirk Steelers and was recruited to play college hockey at Minnesota-Duluth but chose instead to play volleyball for Garth Pischke at the University of Manitoba.

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5.

Corey Koskie left the Manitoba Bisons as a sophomore to play college baseball at Des Moines Area Community College in Boone, Iowa.

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Corey Koskie subsequently began playing at the National Baseball Institute in British Columbia.

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Corey Koskie was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 26th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft, and subsequently made his MLB debut on September 9,1998.

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Corey Koskie established himself in 1999 as the Twins' third baseman of the future by hitting.

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Corey Koskie signed a three-year, $17-million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on December 14,2004.

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10.

Ricciardi, Corey Koskie was traded just a year after being the Blue Jays' 2004 offseason marquee free agent signing.

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In 2009, Corey Koskie worked out at the Minnesota Twins spring training camp and played for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic.

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12.

Corey Koskie recounted his experiences in a January 29,2016 article for The Players' Tribune.

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13.

Corey Koskie was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

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