Francisco Cordero Baseball player

Francisco Javier Cordero (born May 11, 1975) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has served as the closer for several teams. On June 1, 2011, Cordero recorded his 300th career save with the Cincinnati Reds, becoming only the 22nd player to reach that mark.Cordero is frequently referred to by his nickname, CoCo, which is a combination of the last two letters of his first name and the first two letters of his last name. Cordero throws a hard fastball—capable of reaching the upper 90s, and also has an excellent slider that he can throw for strikes early in the count, and which he uses as his out pitch. He attended Colegio Luz Arroyo Hondo High School in the Dominican Republic.

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Francisco Cordero
Birth dateMay 11, 1975
Birth place
Santo Domingo

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 02, 1999
Awards
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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former teams
Detroit Tigers
position
Pitcher
teams
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Milwaukee Brewers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
Toronto Blue Jays
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