Corey Joyce
Corey Austin Joyce
Born: August 19, 1998
Lexington, NC US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 12 (2019 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: North Carolina Central University
Career: 2019-2025
Corey Joyce compiled a career batting average of .229 with 23 home runs and 115 RBI in his 294-game career with the West Michigan Whitecaps, Connecticut Tigers, Tigers East, Erie SeaWolves, Tigers West, Lakeland Flying Tigers, Toledo Mud Hens and Knoxville Smokies. He began playing during the 2019 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
 Connecticut Tigers |
 West Michigan Whitecaps |
 Tigers West |
 Lakeland Flying Tigers |
 Erie SeaWolves |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Knoxville Smokies |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | 28 | 114 | 105 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 26 | .219 | .257 | .276 | .533 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 13 | 55 | 50 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .180 | .255 | .220 | .475 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | R | FLCL | Tigers West | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Erie SeaWolves | 11 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .171 | .194 | .171 | .366 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | R | FLCL | Tigers East | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .300 | .800 | 1.100 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HACE | West Michigan Whitecaps | 28 | 105 | 87 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 27 | .184 | .324 | .253 | .577 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | A | LASE | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 6 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .278 | .381 | .444 | .825 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 7 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .625 | .727 | 1.125 | 1.852 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Advanced A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 63 | 268 | 208 | 45 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 52 | .240 | .399 | .433 | .832 | 90 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 18 | 65 | 56 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .250 | .354 | .321 | .675 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 37 | 147 | 116 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 38 | .147 | .306 | .198 | .504 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 54 | 206 | 168 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 56 | .268 | .393 | .446 | .840 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 8 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .345 | .472 | .448 | .920 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 9 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .227 | .393 | .318 | .711 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 8 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .077 | .314 | .077 | .391 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 18 | 75 | 64 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | .344 | .440 | .469 | .909 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 294 | 1150 | 948 | 145 | 217 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 115 | 34 | 10 | 154 | 280 | .229 | .355 | .357 | .712 | 338 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | SS | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.750 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | 2B | 22 | 34 | 55 | 4 | 11 | .957 | 4.045 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 2B | 11 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 4.455 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 3B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | SS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Erie SeaWolves | 2B | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.400 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HACE | West Michigan Whitecaps | 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | Erie SeaWolves | SS | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 2021 | A | LASE | Lakeland Flying Tigers | SS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 2.667 |
| 2021 | A | LASE | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 2B | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.500 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HACE | West Michigan Whitecaps | 2B | 12 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.583 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HACE | West Michigan Whitecaps | SS | 12 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 5 | .941 | 2.667 |
| 2022 | Advanced A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 2B | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.875 |
| 2022 | Advanced A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 3B | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.125 |
| 2022 | Advanced A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | SS | 38 | 50 | 96 | 8 | 31 | .948 | 3.842 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | SS | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 3B | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .947 | 1.800 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 2B | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 3B | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | SS | 38 | 38 | 77 | 4 | 26 | .966 | 3.026 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | SS | 25 | 34 | 50 | 6 | 16 | .933 | 3.360 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2B | 15 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 5 | .964 | 3.533 |
| 2024 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 3B | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.667 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2B | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.750 |
| 2024 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | SS | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.667 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | SS | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 2024 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2024 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 2B | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 7.000 |
| 2024 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2025 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 2B | 13 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 3 | .950 | 2.923 |
| Totals | 190 | 222 | 381 | 24 | 87 | .962 | 3.174 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Connecticut Tigers | DET | June 22, 2019 | August 10, 2019 |
| 2019 | A | Midwest League | West Michigan Whitecaps | DET | August 12, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | High-A Central | West Michigan Whitecaps | DET | May 5, 2021 | June 19, 2021 |
| 2021 | AA | AA Northeast | Erie SeaWolves | DET | June 10, 2021 | September 19, 2021 |
| 2021 | A | Low-A Southeast | Lakeland Flying Tigers | DET | June 29, 2021 | July 14, 2021 |
| 2021 | R | Florida Complex | Tigers East | DET | August 25, 2021 | August 31, 2021 |
| 2021 | R | Florida Complex | Tigers West | DET | August 26, 2021 | August 26, 2021 |
| 2022 | Advanced A | Midwest League | West Michigan Whitecaps | DET | May 4, 2022 | August 7, 2022 |
| 2022 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | DET | August 9, 2022 | September 10, 2022 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | September 13, 2022 | September 22, 2022 |
| 2023 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | DET | April 6, 2023 | September 16, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | April 30, 2023 | August 5, 2023 |
| 2024 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | DET | April 7, 2024 | September 11, 2024 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | April 13, 2024 | April 28, 2024 |
| 2024 | A | Florida State League | Lakeland Flying Tigers | DET | August 20, 2024 | August 31, 2024 |
| 2025 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Smokies |
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