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Old 05-22-2023, 12:48 PM   #3871
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Mardie Cornejo 1973

Drafted in the 3rd round in 1970 by the Senators, Cornejo turned them down (and subsequent draftings in the 2nd and 3rd round of the supplemental drafts) to complete his education at Miami (OH) University.

…whereupon he was drafted by the Mets in the 21st round. Oops?

He only got one season at Big Shea (despite a fine record of 4-2, 2.45 143 ERA+), so, for a while, his ML photos were hard to find until Topps Vault provided them in 2015.

Until then, the Pitcher's Pack had used a head shot from his 1977 days at Tidewater. Here's a full pic:

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