James Bernard Corsi (September 9, 1961 – January 4, 2022) was an American baseball pitcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, and Baltimore Orioles from 1988 to 1999.
Early life
Corsi was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on September 9, 1961. His parents, Ben and Dotty Corsi, had three sons (Jim, John and Mike). He attended Newton North High School, before studying at Saint Leo University in Florida. He was subsequently drafted by the New York Yankees in the 25th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut with the Oakland Athletics on June 28, 1988, at the age of 26, He also made the only start of his major league career on August 7 that year, He subsequently posted a 1.88 earned run average (ERA) and 21 strikeouts over innings pitched in 1989. The Athletics went on to win the World Series that year, but Corsi did not pitch in the postseason. After missing the entire 1990 season, he became a free agent and signed with the Houston Astros on March 19, 1991. He also ran a construction business in Massachusetts with his brothers. Corsi has four children, three with his first wife Diane, and the fourth with his ex-partner Jill Doherty.
In January 2022, Corsi announced he had been diagnosed with stage four cancer of the liver and colon. He died on the morning of January 4, 2022, at his home in Bellingham, Massachusetts. He was 60 years old.