Corey Copping
Corey Dean Copping is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.Career
Copping attended Temple City High School in Temple City, California. Undrafted out of high school, he then attended the University of Oklahoma, and played three seasons for the Sooners. As a freshman, Copping pitched to a 0–1 win–loss record, 5.74 earned run average, and 12 strikeouts in 15 innings. As a sophomore, he went 2–2 with a 3.53 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 51 innings. In his third and final year with Oklahoma, Copping put up a 4–1 record with a 3.92 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 41 innings.
Copping was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 31st round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, and was assigned to the Rookie Advanced Ogden Raptors. In 14 relief appearances, Copping put up a 3.38 ERA and 21 strikeouts. He began the 2016 season with Ogden, and was later promoted to the Advanced-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. He made 22 total appearances and posted a 2–2 record, 4.50 ERA, and 35 strikeouts in 28 innings. During the offseason, Copping played for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League. He was assigned to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers for the entire 2017 campaign, and went 5–2 with a 3.57 ERA and 60 strikeouts in a career-high 68 innings pitched. Copping began 2018 with Tulsa, and was promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers in July.
On July 31, 2018, Copping was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for John Axford. He was assigned to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. On May 29, 2020, Copping was released by the Blue Jays.
