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| Cory Lidle | |
|---|---|
| New York Yankees – No. 30 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Bats: RightThrows: Right | |
| debut | |
| May 8, 1997, for the New York Mets | |
| Career statistics | |
| Record | 82-72 |
| ERA | 4.57 |
| Strikeouts | 838 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
| Former teams | |
Cory Fulton Lidle (March 22, 1972 – October 11, 2006) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for seven different teams in his ten-year career, last playing for the New York Yankees . Only a few days after the team's 2006 season ended, Lidle was killed when his personal airplane crashed into a 50 story residential building on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Biography
Born in Hollywood, California, Lidle was a descendant of Robert Fulton. He attended South Hills High School in West Covina, California, graduating in 1990. During this time, he was a teammate of Jason Giambi. Lidle married Melanie Varela on January 7 1997; the pair had one son, Christopher.
Baseball career
Lidle was signed in 1990 by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent. After his release in 1993, he was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers. Lidle was then traded in 1996 to the New York Mets, and made his Major League debut for the Mets on May 8, 1997. Lidle was one of the few Major League Baseball players who was not a member of the MLB Players Union. As a replacement player during the 1994 baseball strike, he was not eligible to join the union. Lidle later appeared for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Phillies. On July 30, 2006, Lidle was traded along with outfielder Bobby Abreu from the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Yankees for minor league shortstop C.J. Henry, the Yankees' first round pick in the 2005 draft, along with left-handed reliever Matt Smith, minor league catcher Jesus Sanchez, and minor league right hander Carlos Monasterios.
Controversies
After being traded by the Philadelphia Phillies in July 2006 at the trade deadline, Lidle criticized his former team: "On the days I'm pitching, it's almost a coin flip as to know if the guys behind me are going to be there to play 100 percent." He noted he was joining a Yankees team that expects to win all the time.
"That's why I'm most excited about it," Lidle said. "Sometimes I felt I got caught up kind of going into the clubhouse nonchalantly sometimes, because all of the other guys in the clubhouse didn't go there with one goal in mind."
In response former teammate Arthur Rhodes said, "He is a scab. When he started, he would go 5 1/3 innings and (the bullpen) would have to win the game for him. The only thing Cory Lidle wants to do is fly around in his airplane and gamble. He doesn't have a work ethic. After every start, he didn't run or lift weights. He would sit in the clubhouse and eat ice cream. ... He shouldn't say that, he shouldn't say anything like that because he is a scab. He crossed the line when guys like me, Flash and Lieberthal were playing. He is a replacement player."
Death
Main article: October 11, 2006 New York City plane crash
According to the Associated Press, the plane that crashed into a building on New York City's Upper East Side on October 11 2006 was registered to Lidle. According to CNN, his passport was found on the street below the Belaire building which was involved in the crash. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has not confirmed or denied any names in connection to the crash, even when specifically asked about Lidle's involvement. Bloomberg has stated that two are confirmed dead and their bodies were found on the street.
See also
Notes
- Yankee Cory Lidle on NYC plane; 4 killed, Associated Press, accessed October 11 2006
- ^ Cory Lidle. MLB.com Retrieved October 11, 2006.
- Yankee Cory Lidle on NYC plane; 4 killed, Associated Press, accessed October 11 2006
- Yankees pitcher's plane crashes into Manhattan high-rise, CNN, accessed October 11 2006
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
- MLB.com profile
- Current events
- Major league pitchers
- Cincinnati Reds players
- New York Mets players
- New York Yankees players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Major league players from California
- Aviators killed in aircraft crashes
- 1972 births
- 2006 deaths