Danny Corona

Height:
6-3
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
The Baylor School
Deals:

Career Accolades
Winston-Salem Regional All-Tournament team

Sophomore (2023)
Appeared in 48 games (41 starts) in the infield and at designated hitter... Totaled a .285 batting average with 43 hits, 10 doubles, 13 home runs (fourth on team), 45 RBIs and 15 walks.... Registered a .609 slugging percentage and .360 on-base percentage... Was instrumental in Wake Forest's postseason run.... Posted a .500 average with four hits, three of which were home runs, to go along with 10 RBIs and a slugging percentage of 1.625 in three games at the Winston-Salem Regional... Hit three more home runs in a pair of Wake Forest wins against No. 16 Alabama in the Winston-Salem Super Regional.... Notched a season-high six RBIs (two three-run home runs) in the final game of the Winston-Salem Super Regional versus the Criminson Tide... Tallied the go-ahead hit in Wake Forest's Men's College World Series win over No. 8 Stanford with a two-run single up the middle in the eighth inning... Registered 10 multi-hit games.

Freshman (2022)
Appeared in 55 games, making 48 starts at second base... Tallied a .267 batting average with 48 hits, seven doubles, one triple, five home runs, 39 RBIs, 22 walks and 32 runs... Posted a .400 slugging percentage and .355 on-base percentage... Made collegiate debut and notched first collegiate in season opener versus Lafayette (Feb. 18)... Registered best performance of young career in Wake Forest's ACC opener versus Florida State, going 3-4 with two home runs, six RBIs... Also tallied a career-high three hits against UNC Greensboro (Feb. 22) and North Carolina (May 13)... Notched first triple of career at Boson College (April 2)... Registered a career-high eight assists against Central Michigan (March 5)... Scored a career-high four runs in Wake Forest's non-conference victory at Gardner-Webb (April 27)... Posted 12 multi-hit performances while driving in multiple runs in eight games... Finished as one of five Demon Deacons to drive in more than five runs in a game... Went on a career-long seven game hit streak from April 24-May 7... Tallied a two-out, two-RBI double in Wake Forest's postseason opener against NC State in the ACC Tournament.

Background
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 16th round (No. 463 overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft... Rated the 161st best recruit in the 2021 class (No. 41 shortstop) by Perfect Game... Earned four varsity letters while attending Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn... Won three state championships and was named First Team All-State... Member of USA Baseball’s 12u, 14u and 16u teams...Chose Wake Forest over Vanderbilt, Stanford, Tennessee, Miami, Duke, Boston College and Georgia Tech.

Personal
Son of Daniel Corona and Genise Fernandez... One sibling, Shea... Uncle Michael Corona played baseball for St. Johns... Great Uncle Jose Nunez played in the MLB... Five previous teammates are in MLB farm systems.