More about Yankee Cory Lidle

Cory Lidle crashed his plane into The Belaire condominiums in New York City on Oct 11th, 2006.

Lidle recently pitched one and a half innings in the final game of the Division Series against the Detroit Tigers and gave up 3 earned runs.  He had a 12-10 regular-season record with a 4.85 ERA.

Cory Lidle pitched with the Phillies before coming to the NY Yankees. He started his pro baseball career in 1997 with the Mets. He also pitched for a short stint for Tampa Bay, Oakland, Toronto and Cincinnati.

Lidle wasn't always popular with his teammates.  He became a replacement player in 1995, when major leaguer athletes were on strike.