[citation needed] An offensive guard and linebacker for the football team, he was named lineman of the year by The Fresno Bee.

He pinch-hit for pitcher John Boozer in the fifth inning, grounding out against the Los Angeles Dodgers' Larry Miller in a 6–1 Phillies loss at Connie Mack Stadium.

[3] His first career hit came the next year on June 15, 1965, in a 12–7 Phillies loss to the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium when he singled in the eighth inning off Tony Cloninger and later scored.

[4] He had one of his best career games the next day when, in a 6–2 Phillies win over the Braves, he started at catcher and went 3–4 with his first major league home run (a two-run shot in the third inning against Denny Lemaster).

[5] After the 1965 season, the Phillies traded Corrales, Alex Johnson, and Art Mahaffey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill White, Dick Groat, and Bob Uecker.

Corrales served as a backup to Johnny Bench, before the Reds traded him to the San Diego Padres on June 11, 1972, for Bob Barton.

[18] The Yankees fired their manager and most of their coaching staff, including Corrales, in August 1989,[19] and he joined the Atlanta Braves as a scout in September.

He resumed as bench coach in July 2009 after Jim Riggleman was appointed acting manager after Manny Acta was fired.