Cord Phelps
Encyclopedia
Robert Cord Phelps is a Major League Baseball
infielder
for the Cleveland Indians
. The Indians selected him in the third round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of Stanford.
On June 19th, Phelps hit his first career major league home run, a walk-off
in the 11th inning against Pittsburgh Pirates
reliever Tim Wood
.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
infielder
Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles...
for the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
. The Indians selected him in the third round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of Stanford.
2011 Season
Phelps was called up to the majors for the first time on June 8, 2011.On June 19th, Phelps hit his first career major league home run, a walk-off
Walk-off home run
In baseball, a walk-off home run is a home run that ends the game. It must be a home run that gives the home team the lead in the bottom of the final inning of the game—either the ninth inning, or any extra inning, or any other regularly scheduled final inning...
in the 11th inning against Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
reliever Tim Wood
Tim Wood (baseball)
Timothy Dayle Wood is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball....
.