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Corey Patterson
Donald Corey Patterson (born August 13, 1979) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He debuted with the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball in 2000 after being a first-round draft pick in 1998 and top prospect. After playing with the Cubs through 2005, Patterson played for six other MLB teams, playing multiple seasons for only the Baltimore Orioles. Currently, he is the manager of the Brookhaven Bucks in the collegiate Sunbelt Baseball League.
Patterson attended Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia, and helped Harrison win the Georgia state championship as a senior in 1998, batting .528 with 22 home runs, 61 RBI, and 38 stolen bases in 38 games. Patterson was named to the first-team All-America team by Baseball America and USA Today. He was selected by USA Baseball as its Amateur Player of the Year. He shared the National High School Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year award with Drew Henson and Gerald Laird. Patterson was also named a Baseball America second-team selection after his junior season.
Patterson was selected by the Chicago Cubs as the third overall pick in the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. He signed a five-year, $3.7 million contract that was the largest draft contract in history. He made his professional debut in 1999 with the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class-A Midwest League and won the league's Prospect of the Year Award after leading the circuit in slugging percentage (.592), extra base hits (72) and triples (17). He also batted .320 with 20 homers and 79 RBI, and was named to the league's all-star team both at mid-season and postseason. Baseball America named Patterson the league's top prospect. After the 1999 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League and was that league's youngest player. He batted .368 with 4 home runs, 24 RBI, and 8 stolen bases in 35 games, and was named to the league's all-star team.
In 2000, Patterson was promoted to the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx of the Southern League. He was named to the league's mid-season and postseason all-star team, and was named the league's top prospect by Baseball America. Patterson batted .268 with 22 home runs and 82 RBI, finishing second in the league in home runs.
After playing in the 2000 Southern League playoffs, Patterson was called up from the minors to play for the Cubs. He made his major league debut on September 18, 2000, against the Milwaukee Brewers. The next day, Patterson recorded his first major league hit, a home run off Juan Acevedo. He finished the 2000 season with seven hits in 42 at bats and two home runs.
Patterson did not start playing a full major league season until 2002, when he finished with a .253 batting average. In 2003, he batted .298 with 55 RBI in only 83 games before suffering a torn ACL while running to first on a base hit against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 6. The injury ended Patterson's 2003 campaign.
Patterson played 157 games in 2004, with a .266 batting average, 24 home runs, and 72 RBI in 631 at-bats. His on-base plus slugging of .771, while below the major league average, was his best of the eight MLB seasons in which he played more than 83 games.
On July 7, 2005, Patterson was sent down to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. The demotion came after the Cubs had lost a season-high eight games in a row. He had lost the starting center field role to Jerry Hairston Jr. Patterson was back up with the major league team on August 9, after his one-month stint in Triple-A.
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Corey Patterson
Donald Corey Patterson (born August 13, 1979) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He debuted with the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball in 2000 after being a first-round draft pick in 1998 and top prospect. After playing with the Cubs through 2005, Patterson played for six other MLB teams, playing multiple seasons for only the Baltimore Orioles. Currently, he is the manager of the Brookhaven Bucks in the collegiate Sunbelt Baseball League.
Patterson attended Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia, and helped Harrison win the Georgia state championship as a senior in 1998, batting .528 with 22 home runs, 61 RBI, and 38 stolen bases in 38 games. Patterson was named to the first-team All-America team by Baseball America and USA Today. He was selected by USA Baseball as its Amateur Player of the Year. He shared the National High School Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year award with Drew Henson and Gerald Laird. Patterson was also named a Baseball America second-team selection after his junior season.
Patterson was selected by the Chicago Cubs as the third overall pick in the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. He signed a five-year, $3.7 million contract that was the largest draft contract in history. He made his professional debut in 1999 with the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class-A Midwest League and won the league's Prospect of the Year Award after leading the circuit in slugging percentage (.592), extra base hits (72) and triples (17). He also batted .320 with 20 homers and 79 RBI, and was named to the league's all-star team both at mid-season and postseason. Baseball America named Patterson the league's top prospect. After the 1999 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League and was that league's youngest player. He batted .368 with 4 home runs, 24 RBI, and 8 stolen bases in 35 games, and was named to the league's all-star team.
In 2000, Patterson was promoted to the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx of the Southern League. He was named to the league's mid-season and postseason all-star team, and was named the league's top prospect by Baseball America. Patterson batted .268 with 22 home runs and 82 RBI, finishing second in the league in home runs.
After playing in the 2000 Southern League playoffs, Patterson was called up from the minors to play for the Cubs. He made his major league debut on September 18, 2000, against the Milwaukee Brewers. The next day, Patterson recorded his first major league hit, a home run off Juan Acevedo. He finished the 2000 season with seven hits in 42 at bats and two home runs.
Patterson did not start playing a full major league season until 2002, when he finished with a .253 batting average. In 2003, he batted .298 with 55 RBI in only 83 games before suffering a torn ACL while running to first on a base hit against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 6. The injury ended Patterson's 2003 campaign.
Patterson played 157 games in 2004, with a .266 batting average, 24 home runs, and 72 RBI in 631 at-bats. His on-base plus slugging of .771, while below the major league average, was his best of the eight MLB seasons in which he played more than 83 games.
On July 7, 2005, Patterson was sent down to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. The demotion came after the Cubs had lost a season-high eight games in a row. He had lost the starting center field role to Jerry Hairston Jr. Patterson was back up with the major league team on August 9, after his one-month stint in Triple-A.