Radhames Corey Liz Garcia (born October 6, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League.
He also received a promotion to the Double-A Bowie Baysox; between the two teams, he struck out 149 batters in 1331⁄3 innings before playing in the Dominican Winter League.
[2] Baseball America named Liz the Orioles' fifth-best prospect going into the 2007 season, following Billy Rowell, Brandon Erbe, Nolan Reimold, and Pedro Beato.
[6] He played the 2010 season with the Portland Beavers, Triple-A affiliate of the Padres, and posted an 8–8 record with a 4.83 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 25 games (22 starts).
[2] Liz signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on March 8, 2014,[9] and was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
[13] On November 26, 2015, Liz signed a one-year deal with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2016 season.
[17] However, on February 9, Liz opted out of his contract for unspecified reasons, though he later clarified that it was due to a herniated disc in his back that he wanted to address.
[20] On December 2, 2022, Liz was traded to the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League in exchange for P Tyler Alexander.
[24] On July 8, 2023, Liz signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.
[26] Liz uses a straight overhand pitching motion and throws his fastball consistently in the mid- to upper-90s[27] and has been clocked at 99 mph.
[29] Early in his professional career, Liz received attention because of a clicking sound which is sometimes loud enough to be heard in the stands and occurs whenever he throws a pitch.
[30] Orioles head athletic trainer Richie Bancells discovered that Liz's scapula caused the clicking; although rare, this condition does not hurt his pitching career.