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Washington Nationals call up Monument’s Riley Cornelio
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Washington Nationals call up Monument’s Riley Cornelio

Colorado Springs Gazette·Brent Briggeman·about 1 month ago
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Pine Creek graduate Riley Cornelio is bound for the major leagues. The Washington Nationals called up the right-handed pitcher from Monument up from Triple-A Rochester, New York, as first reported by The Athletic. Cornelio, 25, joined the Nationals in Chicago on Friday as the team took on the White Sox. Billy Cook, who graduated from Lewis-Palmer, is an outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. That gives Monument two representatives in the big leagues. Cornelio, who will become the first Pine Creek alum to reach the majors, did not follow a certain path to reach this point. A touted high school player who was selected for a national team that included the likes of Bobby Witt Jr., he went undrafted after making it clear he intended to pitch for TCU. With the Horned Frogs a mix of COVID-19 and injuries limited Cornelio to 24 appearances (20 starts) over three seasons — most of that coming in his final season.…

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