Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Kainoa Correa took a different career path to reach his dream job in the major leagues.
The 2006 Waiakea graduate wasn’t drafted after four years as an infielder at Puget Sound.
Instead, he kept climbing the collegiate coaching ladder. He spent three years at Division III Puget Sound as an assistant and four years at Division I Northern Colorado.
The Cleveland Indians hired Correa on a full-time, multi-year contract as a minor league infield coach. He’ll instruct the organization’s youngest and newest infielders, bouncing between low-level teams and working with multiple rosters.
He starts Jan.