Francisco Javier Cordero (born May 11, 1975 in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League
Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds. Cordero, a
relief pitcher, has filled the closer role for the
Reds, after leaving the interdivision rival Brewers.
Cordero, nicknamed "Coco", throws a hard
fastball—capable of reaching the upper 90s, and also
has an excellent slider that he can throw for
strikes early in the count, and which he uses as his
outpitch.
He attended Colegio Luz Arroyo Hondo High School in
the Dominican Republic.