Chattanooga Lookouts right fielder Edgar Corcino became a U.S. citizen two weeks ago and was celebrated by teammates while they were playing a series against the Barons in Birmingham, Ala.Edgar Corcino is a man of many hats these days.
The 6-foot-2, 207-pounder is the right fielder for the first-place Chattanooga Lookouts, and he will be the right fielder for the North Division in next week’s Southern League All-Star Game in Pensacola, Fla. He is also a proud American, having attained United States citizenship a couple of weeks ago.
“It’s been a unique situation, and obviously it’s a great accomplishment for him,” Lookouts first-year manager Jake Mauer said. “He was studying for tests that I don’t know a lot of citizens could pass, to be honest with you. He did a neat thing, taking care of it and then coming back to join us.”
Corcino entered Wednesday night’s series opener at Tennessee hitting .298, which placed him 11th in the Southern League. His 65 hits ranked eighth, with those numbers becoming all the more impressive given the balancing act he performed in order to change nationalities.
Born 25 years ago in the Dominican Republic, Corcino has resided more recently in Tao Baja, Puerto Rico. He played 50 games with the Lookouts late last summer and made the commitment in October to pursue U.S. citizenship.