Chad Cordero
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Cordero with the Washington Nationals
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Born: March 18, 1982 Upland, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 30, 2003, for the Montreal Expos | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 9, 2010, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 20–15 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.89 | ||
| Strikeouts | 298 | ||
| Saves | 128 | ||
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Chad Patrick Cordero (born March 18, 1982) is an American former professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played in Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners. He currently serves as the bullpen coach for the Billings Mustangs, the Pioneer League rookie affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.
Cordero's best season was in 2005, when he was an All-Star and won the Rolaids Relief Man Award. During the period of 2005–2007, he recorded 113 saves, second most in the National League behind Trevor Hoffman's 131.
At age 18, Cordero was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 26th round of the 2000 draft, but he chose to enroll at Cal State Fullerton, where he was a standout reliever. With an ERA of under 1.83 he made the 1st team All-America Freshman team and was selected to the Big West All-Conference team, the latter of which he repeated in each of his next two years. In 2003, he was the Fullerton Regional MVP (College World Series), and then was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (20th overall).
Cordero pitched briefly in 2003, and then appeared in 69 games for the Expos in 2004, compiling an ERA of 2.94, usually appearing as a closer. He was the winning pitcher in the franchise's last Montreal Expo victory, October 2 against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
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