Nestor Corredor
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Nestor Julio Corredor
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 240 lb.
- Born May 25, 1984 in Portuguesa Venezuela
Nestor Corredor played eight seasons in the minors then became a manager.
Corredor signed with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2002 after being scouted by Epy Guerrero. He hit only .203 as a first baseman for the DSL Brewers that year. In '03, he improved to .218 with the same club. Coming stateside in 2004, he hit .211/.242/.316 while appearing for three Brewers affiliates. He did throw out 17 of 35 attempted base-stealers for the AZL Brewers in his first year at catcher. He also fielded .990, leading Arizona League backstops.
In '05, Nestor batted .203/.236/.275 in 45 games for the West Virginia Power and .277/.327/.319 in 15 for the Brevard County Manatees. He split 2006 between the same two clubs, hitting .269/.304/.362 in 40 games for West Virginia and .183/.227/.211 in 22 for Brevard County.
With Brevard County in all of 2007, Corredor hit .169/.204/.209 with 26 runs produced in 60 games. Moving to pitching in '08, Nestor was 1-1 with a 7.52 ERA in 13 outings for Helena.
In 2010, Corredor was named manager of the DSL Brewers.
Sources: 2010 Brewers Media Guide, 2005 Baseball Almanac, MILB.com
