04 Aug

the winding road

In his 11th pro season, and still without a day in the big leagues, Corey Wimberly shows no signs of slowing down. The former Alcorn State star is playing for Yucatan in the Mexican League and hitting .333 with a league-leading 85 runs and 29 stolen bases. He had a four-hit game on Sunday, his second four-hit game during a current seven-game streak during which he has 16 hits. The 31-year-old Wimberly, a switch-hitter, is playing center field and batting leadoff for Yucatan, which is in first place in the Triple-A caliber league. It would seem that a major league club could use a player with Wimberly’s skills; he’s a .294 career hitter with 336 steals. He was in the Minnesota system last year, the seventh MLB organization he has played for since Colorado drafted him in 2005. P.S. No longer playing in Mexico – though apparently not officially retired — is Hattiesburg’s John Lindsey, who began this season, his 21st in pro ball, with Tijuana. Lindsey, who got 12 MLB at-bats in 2010, was hitting .262 with three homers and 13 RBIs when he was released in late June. Lindsey, 38, homered in his final game for Tijuana on June 26. If that were indeed the last game of his career, it would be fitting that he went out with a blast. The big slugger has 331 homers all told in pro ball; he hit No. 1 in 1995 in rookie ball for the Rockies.

One thought on “the winding road

  1. Its a shame how they talk about not enough blacks in the majors.Then you see Corey Wimberly numbers over 11 or 12 years in the minors,Look at the kid skill set then he plays all over the field.As far as I know he’s a good kid.This is a tragedy if some team dont let this kid play in a big league game.He deseve it,he’s earned it.If this can be forward to MLB Committee who talks about aint enough blacks in the majors let them see this.He also attended Alcorn st. and lead the nation in hitting as I did.What happen to me(greg daniels) is another story ## greatest hitter ever no league could prove me wrong

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