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Mardie Cornejo
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 471 of 1218 players
Cornejo
Nieves Mardie Cornejo
Born: August 5, 1951 at Wellington, Kan.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.03 Weight: 200

Mardie Cornejo was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on June 4, 2022.

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First Mets game: April 8, 1978
Last Mets game: September 29, 1978

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Mr. Sparkle
December 13, 2000
I remember this guy was supposed to be good. Looking at his numbers they aren't bad but he never played again. Whatever happened to him?

Hot Foot
March 1, 2002
Mr. Sparkle, I was wondering the same thing, why the good numbers and only one year, so I called his mom and she told me that he was upset about being sent down the the minors, so he retired.

TheDurkinBoy
June 7, 2003
They said that he lost his "guts" on the mound. Not my words, but I recall that being said when he was sent down. Also that Murph made a big deal about him being from Kansas (every time he pitched!)

Kiwiwriter
July 13, 2004
I remember this guy from his Statis-Pro baseball card. According to that, in 25 appearances, he was a pitching machine. My brother and I wondered, where in heck did this great pitcher come from, where did he go, and how did he come up with the odd name?

It's like a flash of lightning in a dark sky. Lights up the world for a second, then goes dark again.

Joe Figliola
January 15, 2006
Strange, I don't recall him rejoining the club in September. I remember him getting off to a strong start in the first half of the '78 season. I also remember feeling a bit confused when the Mets sent him down despite posting relatively decent numbers. Cornejo is an example of several Mets (Billy Baldwin is another who comes to mind) who looked really good but never got an opportunity to see what they could do over an entire season.

Ciro Oliva
October 18, 2021
I remember watching the Mets play a game they were winning when the starter tired and I thought they should bring in Cornejo but Joe Torre called on Dwight Bernard instead. Naturally, Bernard blew the lead. The Mets rallied and took the lead again. Bernard was about to blow that lead as well when Torre came to his senses and brought in Cornejo. Cornejo saved the game for Bernard who got the win. I believe it was the only win of his Met career. After the season the Mets kept Bernard on the 40 man roster and outrighted Cornejo to Tidewater before trading him to Detroit. Go figure.

Johnny Morgan
February 23, 2024
We played at NEO A & M Junior College where he was outstanding. He then played at Tulsa University (they were outstanding) and he was their ace. Great teammate, person, and player. I feel the Mets gave up on him to soon. I wish he and his sons the best and hope to perhaps see one of them in the Bigs.








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