Corey Littrell

Corey Littrell
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: (1992-03-21) March 21, 1992
Louisville, Kentucky
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Corey David Littrell (born March 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization.

Career

Littrell attended Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and pitched for the school's baseball team. He committed to attend the University of Kentucky to play college baseball for the Kentucky Wildcats.[1] In 2012, he won the Gold Glove Award, given to the best defensive pitcher in college baseball.[2]

The Boston Red Sox selected Littrell in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB Draft. Littrell signed with the Red Sox,[3] and began his professional career with the Lowell Spinners of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.[4] He began the 2014 season with the Salem Red Sox of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals with John Lackey for Allen Craig and Joe Kelly.[5] The Cardinals assigned Littrell to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[6] He pitched for Palm Beach for the rest of the 2014 season, and for the 2015 season.[7]

The Cardinals invited Littrell to spring training as a non-roster player in 2016.[7] He began the 2016 season with the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League, and was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in May. Littrell ended the 2016 season with a 2-4 record and 3.90 ERA.[8] After the season, the Cardinals assigned Littrell to the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League (AFL). [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Trinity Ace Littrell Keeps Rolling". Lexington Herald-Leader. April 29, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Corey Littrell receives Gold Glove award as college baseball's best defensive pitcher". kyforward.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Full Count » Red Sox sign fifth-rounder Corey Littrell, 19th-rounder Gabe Speier". Full Count. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Corey Littrell to forgo senior season at UK to sign with Red Sox as fifth-round pick". kyforward.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Browne, Ian (July 31, 2014). "Lackey to Cards as Sox get Kelly, Craig". MLB.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  6. ↑ Lee Enterprises. "New Cards prospect embraces cutter craze". stltoday.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. 1 2 http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/ex-cats/article63401837.html
  8. ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=592511#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL
  9. ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/afl/club.jsp?team_id=454

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