Corey Baker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Corey Baker

American baseball player (1989-)

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1989

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Corey A.
Baker (born November 23, 1989) is an Israeli-American former professional baseball pitcher in the St.
Louis Cardinals organization, and a former video replay coordinator for the Minnesota Twins.
He plays for the Israel National Baseball Team.
While in high school, Baker played three seasons for the Bayside Yankees traveling baseball team and had a 20-1 record.
He pitched in college for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, was named in 2010 to the All-Big East First Team, and to the ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region First Team, and ended his college career as the university's all-time career wins leader, with 24. Baker was drafted by the St.
Louis Cardinals in the 49th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.
In 2013, he was a Midwest League All Star with the Peoria Chiefs.
In May 2016, he was named Texas League Pitcher of the Week while pitching for the AA Springfield Cardinals. In September 2016 Baker pitched as a starter for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier, winning his only start.
He also pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic main tournament.
In October 2018, he became a dual Israeli citizen.
Baker is competing on the Israel national baseball team for qualification for the 2020 Olympics.