Corsi was born in Newton,Massachusetts,on September 9,1961. [1] His parents,Ben and Dotty Corsi,had three sons (Jim,John and Mike). [2] He attended Newton North High School, [3] 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. [1]
Corsi played six seasons in the minor leagues from 1982 to 1988,missing the entire 1984 season after being released by the Yankees organization. [4] He made his MLB debut with the Oakland Athletics on June 28,1988,at the age of 26, [1] pitching a scoreless ninth inning and striking out one in a 4–1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. [5] He also made the only start of his major league career on August 7 that year, [1] receiving a no decision after surrendering six earned runs over five innings against the Seattle Mariners. [6] He subsequently posted a 1.88 earned run average (ERA) and 21 strikeouts over