James Cory Snyder was born on November 11,1962 and is an American former professional baseball right fielder and the manager of the Northern Colorado Owlz.
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24 Facts About Cory Snyder
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Cory Snyder played nine seasons in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1994 for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers, earning a total of $5.
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Cory Snyder is on the list of Major League Baseball career assists as a right fielder leaders and the list of college baseball career home run leaders.
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Cory Snyder received a full baseball scholarship to Brigham Young University, where he played for the BYU Cougars baseball team.
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In 1983, Cory Snyder played collegiate summer baseball for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
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Cory Snyder led the Mariners to the league title, and was named the league's outstanding pro prospect.
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Cory Snyder played for the USA team in the 1983 Pan American Games in Venezuela and is on the list of Pan American Games medalists in baseball.
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In June 1984, Cory Snyder was drafted by the Cleveland Indians as the 4th overall pick in the 1st round of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.
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In 1985, Cory Snyder received the Eastern League Most Valuable Player Award.
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In May 1986, while playing for the Maine Guides, Cory Snyder was sued after an incident where he threw his bat towards the backstop, but due to pine tar in his hands, it flew into the stands and hit two women sitting in the front row, breaking one of their noses and cracking the dental plate and bloodying the lip of the other.
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Cory Snyder's salary was set by an arbitrator at $800,000, a $100,000 raise.
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Cory Snyder had a strained relationship with manager Jeff Torborg after being told he would only play part-time.
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In February 1997, Cory Snyder unsuccessfully tried out for the St Louis Cardinals.
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In March 2006, Cory Snyder received a 10-day assignment to assist in coaching the minor league players of the Cleveland Indians.
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Cory Snyder is only the fourth American manager to win Mexico's highest professional level baseball championship.
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In February 2019, Cory Snyder became Director of Public Relations for the Orem Owlz, a Minor League Baseball team.
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In 2020, Cory Snyder became an automobile salesperson for Murdock Hyundai in Lindon, Utah.
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In 1991, Cory Snyder was featured in a public relations campaign by the church to improve the reputation of Mormonism.
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Amberley Cory Snyder, involved in professional barrel racing, was paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident in January 2010 when she was 19 years old.
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