2024 Baseball Roster
Danny Corona
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- High School:
- The Baylor School
PRIOR TO MIZZOU
Junior transfer who helped Wake Forest reach the 2023 College World Series, hitting .285 with 13 home runs and 45 RBIs as a sophomore ... earned Winston-Salem Region All-Tournament recognition after hitting .500 with three homers and 10 RBIs in three Demon Deacon victories ... clubbed 18 home runs and drove in 84 RBIs while posting a .275 overall batting average in 103 total contests for his two-year Wake Forest career.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... helped the Red Raiders to three Tennessee Division II-AA state championships and earned first-team all-state honors ... member of USA Baseball’s 12U National Team that won gold at the 2015 WBSC Baseball World Cup; he was also selected for USA Baseball's National Team Develpment Program in 2017 (14U) and 2019 (16U) ... drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 16th round (No. 463 overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft ... rated the No. 161 overall recruit in the 2021 class (No. 41 shortstop) by Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
Son of Daniel Corona and Genise Fernandez ... has one brother, Shea ... father is a scout for the New York Yankees ... uncle, Michael Corona, played baseball for St. John's ... great uncle, Jose Nunez, played in the MLB ... majoring in interdisciplinary studies at Mizzou.
