Rod Correia

Correia was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft^[3] and assigned to the Southern Oregon A's to begin his professional career.^[4] He played in the Oakland farm system until January 1992 when he was traded to the California Angels for a fellow minor leaguer.^[5]

He was called up to the minors for the first time on June 20, 1993, when Angels infielder Damion Easley was placed on the disabled list.^[6] He made his Major League debut that afternoon against the Chicago White Sox as a defensive replacement at shortstop for Gary DiSarcina.^[5][7] Correia continued as a backup middle infielder for the Angels until DiSarcina suffered a season-ending injury in August.^[8] For the remainder of the season, Correia served as the starting shortstop.^[9]

In 1994, Correia was called up to the Majors for the first time on May 31 after Angels infielder Rex Hudler was placed on the disabled list.^[10] Correia appeared in only six Major League games that season.^[5]

On August 3, 1995, DiSarcina's thumb was broken by a pitch and he missed the remainder of the season.^[11] Correia filled in for the injured DiSarcina briefly before the team chose to play Easley at shortstop and demote Correia to Triple-A.^[12] His final Major League game came on September 16, 1995, at Anaheim Stadium.^[5][13]

He spent the following two seasons in the farm systems of the St. Louis Cardinals, Athletics and Boston Red Sox.^[4]

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