Cornelius Cliff Floyd (born December 5, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball with the New York Mets.

Early years

At Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois, Floyd was a three-sport star in baseball, football, and basketball. In basketball, he led his high school to the Class AA Sectional Playoffs. In leading his team to the state finals as a senior, he hit .508 with 130 runs batted in during the final two years of his high school prep career. He was heavily recruited by Arizona State University and Stanford, but when the Montreal Expos drafted him as the 14th pick in the 1st round of the 1991 amateur draft, Floyd made no hesitation and chose to go to the minor leagues.

Major league career

Floyd made his major league debut in 1993, playing in 10 games with the Expos. In 1997, Floyd was traded from the Expos to the Florida Marlins for Dustin Hermanson and Joe Orsulak. In 1998, Floyd earned a starting position in the Marlins' outfield.

In 2002, Floyd was traded from the Marlins back to the Expos, with Claudio Vargas, Wilton Guerrero and cash, for Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, Carl Pavano, Justin Wayne, and Donald Levinski. Later that year, Floyd was traded from the Expos to the Boston Red Sox for Sun-Woo Kim and Seung Song.

In 2003, Floyd was signed by the New York Mets.

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