James Cory Snyder (born November 11, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians , Chicago White Sox , Toronto Blue Jays , San Francisco Giants , and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1986 to 1994. Snyder's best season came in 1987 with the Indians when he hit 33 home runs and had 82 runs batted in . He was well known for his powerful throwing arm and home run power. Snyder's overall career numbers were hurt due to injuries.
Snyder was a three-time All-American for Brigham Young University , and also a member of the 1983 BYU team (which at one point in the season was ranked No. 1). In his very first game with BYU, during his first three at-bats, he hit three home runs on three consecutive pitches.
In 1984, Snyder was on the first Olympic Baseball team for the United States , which earned a Silver Medal.
Snyder managed the Golden Baseball League's St. George Roadrunners from 2007 to 2009. In 2010, he managed the Na Koa Ikaika Maui , who play in the North American League.[ 1]
Snyder is currently a coach for the Tacoma Rainiers , a Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners .[ 2]
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1965 : Ray Fosse
1966 : John Curtis
1967 : Jack Heidemann
1968 : Robert Weaver
1969 : Alvin McGrew
1970 : Steve Dunning
1971 : David Sloan
1972 : Rick Manning
1973 : Glenn Tufts
1974 : Tom Brennan
1975 : Rick Cerone
1976 : Tim Glass
1977 : Bruce Compton
1978 : Phil Lansford
1979 : John Bohnet
1980 : Kelly Gruber
1981 : George Alpert
1982 : Mark Snyder
1983 : Dave Clark
1984 : Cory Snyder
1985 : Mike Pohel
1986 : Greg Swindell
1987: No first round pick
1988 : Mark Lewis , Charles Nagy , Jeff Mutis
1989 : Calvin Murray
1990 : Tim Costo , Sam Hence
1991 : Manny Ramirez
1992 : Paul Shuey
1993 : Daron Kirkreit
1994 : Jaret Wright
1995 : David Miller
1996 : Danny Peoples
1997 : Tim Drew , Jason Fitzgerald
1998 : CC Sabathia
1999: No first round pick
2000 : Corey Smith, Derek Thompson
2001 : Dan Denham, Alan Horne, J. D. Martin , Mike Conroy
2002 : Jeremy Guthrie , Matt Whitney, Micah Schilling
2003 : Michael Aubrey , Brad Snyder , Adam Miller
2004 : Jeremy Sowers
2005 : Trevor Crowe , John Drennen
2006 : David Huff
2007 : Beau Mills
2008 : Lonnie Chisenhall
2009 : Alex White
2010 : Drew Pomeranz
2011 : Francisco Lindor
2012 : Tyler Naquin
2013 : Clint Frazier
2014 : Bradley Zimmer , Justus Sheffield
2015 : Brady Aiken
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