Rhéal Paul Cormier[1] (French pronunciation: [ʁeal pol kɔʁmje]; April 23, 1967 – March 8, 2021) was a Canadian-American professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox (twice), Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds for 16 seasons, between 1991 through 2007.

[2] He was the St. Louis Cardinals' starting pitcher against the New York Mets, going six innings, giving up one earned run, and striking out two.

On April 9, 1995, St. Louis traded Cormier and Mark Whiten to the Boston Red Sox for Cory Bailey and Scott Cooper.

[2] Following the 1995 season, the Red Sox traded Cormier with Shayne Bennett and Ryan McGuire to the Montreal Expos for Wil Cordero and Bryan Eversgerd.

[9] The injury required Tommy John surgery and he transitioned to the bullpen for the remainder of his career starting in 1999.

[10] In 1998, he signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians[2] and began the year in the minor leagues before shoulder problems ended his season.

In the next six seasons with the Phillies (his longest tenure with any major league team), Cormier had his most successful years.

[12] On July 31, 2006, Cormier was traded by Philadelphia to the Cincinnati Reds for pitching prospect Justin Germano.

[13] The team failed to make the playoffs, however, finishing the season 8 games back in the wild card race.

[18] Cormier appeared in two of the games (against Mexico and South Africa), pitching 1+2⁄3 innings, giving up one hit, and allowing no earned runs.