COREY DICKERSON
ORGANIZATION
OUTFIELDER • #12
AGE: 28 (turns 29 on May 22)
BORN: 5/22/89 in McComb, MS
RESIDES: St. Petersburg, FL
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/200
@MCoreyDickerson
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AWARDS & HONORS:
• 2017 American League All-Star.
• 2013 Pacific Coast League All-Star (post-season).
• 2012 CaliforniaLeague All-Star (mid-season).
LAST SEASON:
2017 SEASON: Was named to the American League All-Star
BASEBALL OPS
team for the first time in his career after being elected by the
fans as the starting designated hitter...Established career highs
in games, runs, hits, extra base hits (64), home runs, total bases
(288) and multi-hit games (51)...Led Tampa Bay in runs, hits,
extra base hits, total bases and multi-hit games...Hit six leadoff
home runs; tied for third in the Majors behind Houston’s George
Springer (nine) and Minnesota’s Brian Dozier (eight)...His six
leadoff home runs were a club single-season-high, ahead of
Rocco Baldelli’s five in 2006...Hit three leadoff home runs within
the Rays’ first 21 games; the fastest in club history to do that...
Hit a leadoff home run five times as the designated hitter; the
only other instance of that in the Majors in 2017 was Cleveland’s
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Francisco Lindor (it only occurred three times in club history from
1998-2016)...Hit 15 home runs out of the leadoff spot; the third-
most in a single season in club history behind Gerald Williams
(21) in 2000 and Logan Forsythe (20) in 2016...Hit .312 (107-
for-343) with 17 home runs and 42 RBI in 85 games before the
break and .241 (59-for-245) with 10 home runs and 20 RBI after
the break...Made his fourth consecutive Opening Day roster and
third straight Opening Day start (led off and was the designated
hitter)...Was the American League’s outright leader in average
(.330) through 6/26; the latest into a season by date that a Ray
led the A.L. batting race, surpassing Jason Bartlett, who led the
A.L. thru 6/6/09...Recorded at least four hits five times; a number
reached by only two players in team history - Carl Crawford
GENERAL
(eight in 2010, five in 2007 and five in 2004) and Randy Winn
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2016: Spent first season with Tampa Bay while establishing
a career high in doubles...Made 69 starts in left field, 61 as the
designated hitter and one in right field...Had 63 of his 125 hits
(50.4%) go for extra bases; the second-highest ratio in the
American League behind Boston’s David Ortiz (87 of 169, 51.5%);
was also the highest mark by a Ray since Carlos Pena in 2009
(61.9)...Recorded a club record 22 doubles after the All-Star break,
which ranked fourth in the American League...Ranked sixth in the
HISTORY
American League with 34 extra base hits in the second half...
Was hitting .198 as late as 6/20...Hit .326 with eight doubles, six
homers and 16 RBI over his final 24 games beginning on 9/7...Hit
22 of his 24 homers (91.7%) off right-handed pitchers; the second-
highest rate in Rays history (minimum 20 homers) behind Eric
Hinske (19- of-20, 95.0%) in 2008...Hit 17 of his 24 homers on the
road (70.8%); the highest percentage in the Majors...Became the
first Tampa player to homer on Opening Day in his Rays debut
since Eric Hinske in 2008...Connected off Taijuan Walker for first
career grand slam on 5/9 at Seattle...Went 3-for-4 with a triple,
POSTSEASON
homer and three RBI, including the game-winning single in the
seventh inning; also became the first Ray to homer offf the D-ring
catwalk since Carlos Pena on 7/29/10 vs. Detroit...Went 6-for-11
with four runs scored in his return to Coors Field from 7/18-20...
Was part of back-to-back-to-back homers on 9/21 vs. New York
(AL), following Evan Longoria and Brad Miller against Masahiro
Tanaka; it was the third occurrence in Rays history and the first
6/24/13 vs. Toronto (James Loney, Wil Myers and Sam Fuld).
2015: Was limited to 65 games during his final season with
Colorado...Made three trips to the disabled list...Was sidelined
BATS/THROWS: L/R
M.L. SERVICE: 4 years, 101 days
OBTAINED: From Tampa Bay, 2/22/18, in
deal for pitcher Daniel Hudson, minor
league infielder Tristan Gray and cash
considerations
• 2010 Pioneer League All-Star (post-season).
• Named to 2012 Arizona Fall League Rising Stars team.
(five in 2002); Jose Abreu was the only player in the Majors to
record more games with four hits or more (seven)...Hit .351 (33-
for-94) vs. lefties through 6/23; the highest mark in the Majors by
a left-handed hitter...Became the second player in team history
to hit a leadoff home run on his birthday on 5/22; joining Randy
Winn on 6/9/02...Reached base safely in 26 consecutive road
games from 4/12 to 6/3; the longest streak by a Ray since Evan
Longoria’s club record of 38 games (2012-13)...Recorded a Major
League-leading 44 hits in May, a club record for the month and
the most by a Ray in any calendar month since Carl Crawford had
50 in August of 2007...Reached 100 hits in the team’s 79th game;
tying Carl Crawford (2009) for the second-fastest in club history
to get there (Crawford was also the only player to do it faster in
2004 - 77th game)...Collected 107 hits before the All-Star break;
the most by a Ray since Carl Crawford had 109 in 2009 and
three shy of Crawford’s club record (2004)...Entered the All-Star
break tied with Houston’s Carlos Correa and George Springer
for the American League lead with 33 multi-hit games...Became
the fourth Ray to start an All-Star Game; with the previous three
coming in 2010 (Evan Longoria at third base, Carl Crawford in
left field and David Price at pitcher); Evan Longoria (2009) and
DH Jose Canseco (1999) were also elected starters but did not
play...Snapped an 0-for-21 streak overall and an 0-for-34 streak
at Tropicana Field with a go-ahead, three-run homer in the eighth
inning on 8/10 vs. Cleveland; was his second go-ahead homer in
the eighth inning or later; the first was exactly three years prior
on 8/10/14 at Arizona.
twice due to plantar fascitis in his left foot (5/19 to 6/10 and 6/17
to 7/23)...Was also on the disabled list with two fractured ribs
from 8/1 to 9/7...Was Colorado’s Opening Day starter in left field;
his first career Opening Day start...Went 2-for-5 with a career-
high tying four RBI; hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Kyle
Lohse and a two-run double in the fourth inning in a 10-0 win to
become the fourth Rockie to homer in the first inning on Opening
Day and the first since Ian Stewart on 4/5/10 at Milwaukee...Hit
.329 (25-for-76) with four doubles, five homers and 15 RBI in 21
games in April...Sustained two fractured ribs on 7/30 at St. Louis
diving in left field for a ball hit by Jason Heyward, who he still
managed to catch in a rundown between third base and home...
Was placed on the disabled list two days later with two non-
displaced fractures and was reinstated on 9/8...Recorded 10 extra
base hits in his last 10 games.
2014: Spent his first full season in the big leagues with Colorado...
Led the Rockies in home runs and extra base hits (57) and was
second on the team in RBI...Finished 24 plate appearances shy of
qualifying for the National League batting title...Among National
League players with as many plate appearances, he ranked first
in slugging percentage and fourth in average and OPS (.931)...
Was named Colorado’s recipient of the MLB Alumni Association’s
Heart and Hustle Award, which honors active players who
demonstrate a passion for baseball and best embody the values,
spirit and tradition of the game...Made his first Opening Day roster
and spent all but seven days (4/7-13 with Colorao Springs) in the
Majors...Emerged as the starting left fielder in June after injuries to
All-Stars Carlos Gonzalez and Michael Cuddyer (when Gonzalez
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returned in July, Dickerson, batting .325, remained in left field and
Gonzalez moved to right)...Earned his first Player-of-the-Week
honors for the week of 8/11-17 after hitting .393 (11-for-28) with
four doubles, three homers, 11 RBI and six runs scored...Hit his 20th
homer of the season on 8/27 at San Francisco (the 100th ever hit
into McCovey Cove); was a leadoff homer in the fifth inning and
the first hit allowed by Tim Hudson that night.
2013: Appeared in 69 games over two stints (6/21 to 7/10 and
7/26 until the end of the season) with Colorado...Made a total of
ORGANIZATION
42 starts (28 in left field, 12 in center field, one in right field and
one as the designated hitter)...Made Major League debut on 6/22
at Washington and went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI in a
7-1 win...Delivered an RBI double off Dan Haren in his first career
plate appearance then doubled off Haren again in his next at bat...
Hit first career homer in a 6-5 win on 7/28 vs. Milwaukee; a solo
shot off Donovan Hand...Led the Pacific Coast League in slugging
percentage while also being named to the league’s post-season
All-Star team.

MINOR LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS:
2012: Hit a combined .304 (154-for-506) while splitting the
season between Class-A Modesto and Double-A Tulsa...
Recorded 69 extra base hits; tied for the third-most along with
Omaha’s Wil Myers among all minor leaguers....Began the season
with a 14-game hitting streak with Modesto...Was selected to
the California League mid-season All-Star team, but did not play
due to his promotion to Tulsa on 6/9. ..Hit .364 (24-for-66) in 17
games for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League while
being named to the league’s Rising Stars team.
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in slugging percentage, which ranked fourth in all of minor
league baseball...Ranked second in the South Atlantic League
in extra base hits (64) and third in RBI...Hit three home runs and
collected 10 RBI on 6/3 vs. Augusta...His 10 RBI tied the South
Atlantic League record set 33 years prior by Asheville’s James
Barbe in 1978.
2010: Made professional debut with rookie level Casper while
being named to the Pioneer League All-Star team...Led the
league in RBI, extra base hits (44) and total bases (175), ranked

BASEBALL OPS
2011: Spent first full professional season with Asheville...Led the second in doubles, triples and slugging percentage, third in
South Atlantic League in home runs, which was tied for fourth home runs and hits and sixth in average.
in all of minor league baseball...Led the South Atlantic League

PERSONAL:
PERSONAL: McKenzie Corey Dickerson...Wife’s name is Beth
Anne...Has two sons; son Davis (10/1/14) and Miller (2/22/18),
who was born the same day he was acquired by the Pirates...
Learned of their second child during the same series his All-
Star selection was announced...He came back from a game to
the team hotel and his son Davis opened the door to greet him
to transfer to Mississippi State when he signed with the Rockies
in 2010...Recently purchased a home in Madison, MS, where they
expect to live after baseball so their children can be close to their
grandparents...Rather than play travel ball as a kid, he honed his
swing with his older brother Craig, where they built their own
pitcher’s mound and competed hitting ping-pong balls with a

and said that he was going to be a big brother...He shared the
news with the rest of his family at the All-Star Game in Miami...
Played basketball and football at Brookhaven (MS) Academy,
where he won three state championships in basketball in his
four years there...Tore his labrum at a baseball camp during his
junior year, forcing a move from shortstop to the outfield, as
well as a move from quarterback to wide receiver...Played two
seasons at Meridian (MS) Community College...Was committed
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broomstick...Grew up an Atlanta Braves fan, and Hall-of-Famer
Chipper Jones was among the factors in choosing No. 10 with
the Rays...Had his college jersey No. 23 retired in a ceremony this
past February...His high school jersey No. 3 is also retired...He
met his wife for the first time at freshman orientation at Meridian
College, and his mother-in-law is the dean of students of the
nursing program at the school.

LIFETIME BATTING STATISTICS

YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E

GENERAL
2010 Casper .348 69 276 54 96 22 9 13 *61 0 1 3 28 51 12 6 .412 .634 5
2011 Asheville .282 106 383 78 108 27 5 *32 87 0 5 8 39 99 9 6 .356 *.629 3
2012 Modesto .338 60 240 43 81 24 4 9 43 0 4 1 25 42 9 5 .396 .583 7
Tulsa .274 67 266 40 73 16 3 13 38 0 3 2 18 51 7 3 .322 .504 2
2013 Colorado Springs .371 75 315 61 117 21 14 11 50 0 4 0 26 49 6 10 .414 .632 2
Colorado .263 69 194 32 51 13 5 5 17 1 2 0 16 41 2 2 .316 .459 0
2014 Colorado .312 131 436 74 136 27 6 24 76 0 4 1 37 101 8 7 .364 .567 4
Colorado Springs
.385 3 13 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .429 .615 0
2015 Colorado (1) .304 65 224 30 68 18 2 10 31 0 0 0 10 56 0 1 .333 .536 0
Modesto (#) .375 2 8 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .375 0
HISTORY

Albuquerque (#) .286 7 28 3 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .310 .429 0

2016 Tampa Bay .245 148 510 57 125 36 3 24 70 0 2 2 33 134 0 2 .293 .469 2
2017 Tampa Bay (2) .282 150 588 84 166 33 4 27 62 0 2 3 35 152 4 3 .325 .490 1
Minor League Totals .321 389 1529 283 491 112 36 79 284 0 17 14 138 301 43 30 .379 .596 19
N.L. Totals .299 265 854 136 255 58 13 39 124 1 6 1 63 198 10 10 .345 .534 4
A.L. Totals .310 298 1098 141 291 69 7 51 132 0 4 5 68 286 4 5 .310 .480 3
Major League Totals .280 563 1952 277 546 127 20 90 256 1 10 6 131 484 14 15 .325 .504 7

(#)Injury Rehab Assignment

POSTSEASON

(*)Led League
Selected by Colorado in 2009 First-Year Player Draft (29th round), but did not sign.
Selected by Colorado in 2010 First-Year Player Draft (8th round).
(1)Acquired by Tampa Bay from Colorado, 1/28/16, along with infielder Kevin Padlo, in deal for pitchers German Marquez and Jake McGee.
(2)Acquired by Pittsburgh from Tampa Bay, 2/22/18, in deal for pitcher Daniel Hudson, minor league infielder Tristan Gray and cash considerations.
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ALL-STAR GAME STATISTICS
YEAR SITE AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS OBP SLG E

2017 Miami .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0

All-Star Game Totals
.000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT WALKOFFS (2)

June 22, 2013 at Washington DATE ACTION (INN.)

September 9, 2013 vs. St. Louis.............................Triple (15th)

FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE HIT August, 23, 2014 vs. Miami......................................Single (13th)
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DATE PITCHER

June 22, 2013 at Washington............................Dan Haren- 2B

LEADOFF HOMERS (6)
DATE PITCHER

FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE HR April 5, 2017vs. New York (AL).........................Michael Pineda

Apri 21, 2017 vs. Houston..............................................Mike Fiers
DATE PITCHER
Apri 24, 2017 at Baltimore.............................. Ubaldo Jimenez
July 28, 2013 vs. Milwaukee.............................. Donovan Hand May 20, 2017 vs. New York (AL).................. Masahiro Tanaka
May 22, 2017 vs. Los Angeles (AL)...................... J.C. Ramirez
June 3, 2017 at Seattle............................................ Sam Gaviglio
GRAND SLAMS (1)
BASEBALL OPS

DATE PITCHER

May 11, 2016 at Seattle.........................................Taijuan Walker

LIFETIME FIELDING STATISTICS
LEFT FIELD PCT G GS PO A E TC DP TP

2013 1.000 36 28 52 0 0 52 0 0
2014 .975 99 89 156 2 4 162 0 0
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2015 1.000 54 53 82 1 0 83 0 0
2016 .985 76 69 132 2 2 136 0 0
2017 .995 93 87 182 4 1 187 2 0
CAREER .989 358 326 604 9 7 620 2 0

LIFETIME FIELDING STATISTICS
CENTER FIELD PCT G GS PO A E TC DP TP

2013 1.000 15 12 38 0 0 38 0 0
2014 1.000 9 9 15 0 0 15 0 0
2015 1.000 3 2 6 0 0 6 0 0
GENERAL

CAREER 1.000 27 23 59 0 0 59 0 0

LIFETIME FIELDING STATISTICS
RIGHT FIELD PCT G GS PO A E TC DP TP

2013 1.000 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 0
2016 1.000 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
CAREER 1.000 6 2 6 0 0 6 0 0
HISTORY

DICKERSON HIGHLIGHTS
MOST HR/GAME: 2 HR (6 times), last on 7/31/17 at Houston.
MOST HITS/GAME: 4 hits (9 times), last on 8/25/17 at St. Louis.
MOST RBI/GAME: 4 RBI (7 times), last on 5/20/17 vs. New York (AL).
POSTSEASON

MOST SB/GAME: 2 SB, 7/18/14 at Pittsburgh.

MOST RUNS/GAME: 3 runs (9 times), last on 6/13/17 at Toronto.
LONGEST HITTING STREAK: 2017: 9 games Career: 12 games (2014).