Patrick Corbin

Patrick Alan Corbin (born July 19, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He previously played for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

In 2007, his senior season at C-NS, Corbin had an 8–0 win–loss record, allowing only 33 hits and 16 runs while striking out 76 batters in 47 innings pitched.

C-NS became the top ranked team in the state of New York, and Corbin was named to the All-League team and first team All-Central New York.

He graduated from C-NS with a record of 14–0 and 139 strikeouts.

For the C-NS basketball team, Corbin broke the school's record for most three-point field goals in a single game.

He was named to the All Section Basketball team after completing his senior season.

Corbin's grades at C-NS were not good enough for him to enroll at a four-year college that would allow him to play college baseball.

As a result, Corbin enrolled at Mohawk Valley Community College, a community college in Utica, New York, for his freshman year.

At Mohawk, Corbin played baseball and basketball.

Scouts from two teams attempted to sign Corbin as an undrafted free agent for a $75,000 signing bonus.

Though Corbin's father wanted his son to sign, Corbin's coach suggested they wait another season.

After the season, he joined a travel baseball team, where scouts took notice of Corbin after recording his fastball above 90 mph. In a tournament in Georgia, Corbin opposed a team led by Zack Wheeler.

Corbin allowed only one hit in a shutout.

Corbin transferred to Chipola College in Marianna, Florida, also a junior college, for his sophomore year, so that he could play baseball throughout the year in the warmer weather.

At Chipola, Corbin stopped playing basketball, focusing exclusively on baseball.

While training, Corbin added 15 to 20 lbs.

Competing for the Chipola Indians, who play in the Panhandle Conference of the Florida State College Activities Association (FSCAA), a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 8, Corbin pitched to a 5–2 record with a 4.32 earned run average (ERA) and 86 strikeouts in 74 1⁄3 innings pitched.

He was named to the Panhandle Conference's All-Conference first team, and was voted the league's fourth best player.

Chipola reached the FJCAA/NJCAA Gulf District Tournament, but lost to Santa Fe College in the championship game.

Corbin had a 1–0 record and a 2.77 ERA in 13 innings pitched during the tournament, resulting in his being named to the All-Tournament team.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim chose Corbin in the second round of the 2009 MLB draft, and traded him to the Diamondbacks in 2010 as part of a package for Dan Haren.

Corbin made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks in 2012, and was named an All-Star in 2013.

He missed the 2014 season due to an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow.

Corbin returned to the Diamondbacks in 2015, but struggled, and was removed from the starting rotation in 2016.

After returning to the rotation in 2017, he started for the Diamondbacks on Opening Day in 2018.

Corbin was named an All-Star for the second time in his career in 2018 before joining the Washington Nationals for the 2019 season.

Corbin is from Clay, New York.

His father, Dan Sr., worked as a driver for a sausage company, while his mother, Patty, works as a nurse at a rehabilitation center for the elderly.

Corbin's father built a basketball court in his backyard for his children.

As a child, Corbin identified basketball as his favorite sport.

He played Pop Warner football, basketball in the Catholic Youth Organization, and Little League baseball.

For baseball, Corbin was a fan of the New York Yankees.

Corbin attended Cicero–North Syracuse High School (C-NS) in Cicero, New York.

His father suggested that he sign up for the school's baseball team during his freshman year, but Corbin declined, preferring to play with his friends.

However, he did play for the basketball and football teams.

His friends on the basketball team convinced him to try out for the baseball team in his junior year, and with little training, he was able to throw over 80 mph.

He won the 2019 World Series with the Nationals.

At Cicero – North Syracuse High School, Corbin did not pitch for his high school's baseball team until his junior season.

He played college baseball at Mohawk Valley Community College and Chipola College.