Cory Fulton Lidle was an American professional baseball player.
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13 Facts About Cory Lidle
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Cory Lidle was killed when the small aircraft he owned crashed into a residential building in New York City.
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Cory Lidle graduated from South Hills High School in West Covina, California in 1990.
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Cory Lidle was a high school teammate of future major leaguers Jason Giambi and Aaron Small.
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Cory Lidle was not drafted by any baseball teams, but he was signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.
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Cory Lidle was released in 1993 and spent a season playing for the unaffiliated Pocatello Posse in Idaho while bartending.
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Cory Lidle later played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees.
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In 2003, Cory Lidle led the major leagues with 123 earned runs allowed and had a 5.
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Cory Lidle then signed with the Cincinnati Reds, who later traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Cory Lidle "became known for his outspoken nature, challenging the legitimacy of Barry Bonds's home run records" in a 2006 interview.
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Cory Lidle was criticized for telling a reporter, "We got matched up with a team that, I think, was a little more ready to play than we were, " which was taken by some as a jab at manager Joe Torre.
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Cory Lidle was a descendant of Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat, as reflected in his middle name.
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