Patrick Corbin

At 35 years old, Patrick Corbin has this physical status:

Amateur career

Corbin attended Cicero-North Syracuse High School (C-NS) in Cicero, New York. Corbin's father suggested that he sign up for the school's baseball team during his freshman year but he turned to play with his peers. However, he did play for the basketball and football teams. His friends on the basketball team advised him to try out for the baseball team in his junior year, but he was able to throw over 80 miles per hour (130 km/h).

Corbin's win-loss record set in 2007 was 8-0, allowing only 33 hits and 16 runs while knocking out 76 batters in 48 innings pitched. Corbin was named to the All-League team and first team All-Central New York, making them the top ranked team in the state of New York. With a record of 14–0 and 139 strikeouts, he rose from C-NS.

Corbin of the C-NS basketball team set the school's record for the most three-point field goals in a single game. After completing his senior year, he was welcomed to the All Section Basketball team.

Corbin's C-NS results were not high enough for him to enroll in a four-year college that would encourage him to play college baseball. Corbin began studying at Mohawk Valley Community College, a community college in Utica, New York, for his freshman year. Corbin and Coombat played baseball and basketball at Mohawk. Scouts from two camps attempted to sign Corbin as an undrafted free agent for a $75,000 signing bonus. Despite Corbin's father's desire for his son to sign, Corbin's coach suggested that they wait another season. He joined a travel baseball team after registering his fastball speed above 90 mph (140 km/h) during the season. Corbin defeated a Zack Wheeler led team in a tournament in Georgia. In a shutout, Corbin allowed just one to strike.

Corbin's sophomore year at Chipola College in Marianna, Florida, so he could play baseball all year round in the warmer weather. Corbin's baseball career came to an end, with the sole focus on baseball at Chipola. Corbin gained 15 to 20 pounds (6.8 to 9.1 kg) while training. Corbin, a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), is a member of the Chipola Indians, who compete in the Panhandle Conference of the Florida State College Activities Association (NJCAA) Region 8, is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 8, and pitched in 74+13 innings. He was named to the Panhandle Conference's All-Conference first team and was named the league's fourth best player. Chipola qualified for the FJCAA/NJCAA Gulf District Tournament but lost to Santa Fe College in the championship match. Corbin had a 1–0 record and a 2.77 ERA in 13 innings pitched during the tournament, earning him to the All-Tournament team.

Corbin signed a letter of intent with the University of Southern Mississippi following the 2009 season. He wanted to transfer to Southern Miss in order to continue his college baseball career with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, who compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.

Professional career

Scouts from every Major League Baseball (MLB) team surveyed Corbin before the 2009 MLB draft, including Tom Kotchman of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a personal friend of Chipola's head coach. Corbin was drafted in the second round of the draft with Kotchman's suggestion, making the Angels the 80th overall pick. He was the first junior college player to be chosen in the draft. Corbin and his roommate played basketball on the day of the draft.

Corbin signed with the Angels and received a $450,000 signing bonus for renforgoing his commitment to Southern Miss. In 2009, Corbin played for the Orem Owlz of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, where Kotchman served as his boss. Corbin had a rough start in his first job. He made 23 hits and 12 earned runs in 17+13 innings, five of them starts, bringing him to a 6.23 ERA. While pitching for Orem, Corbin later revealed that he attempted to strike out too many batters.

Prior to the 2010 season, Baseball America named Corbin the Angels' 12th top prospect, with him envisioned as a mid-rotation starting pitcher. Corbin changed his tactic as he tried to pitch to contact. He joined the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League in the 2010 season. Corbin's record and 3.86 ERA stood out, with 25 earned runs in 58+13 innings for Cedar Rapids, allowing 25 earned runs in 58+13 innings. He struck out 70 batters while still allowing 78 hits and 20 walks. The Angels promoted Corbin to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class A-Advanced California League during the season. Corbin's 5–3 record and 3.88 ERA gave him 26 earned runs in 60+13 innings in 11 starts. Corbin had a 3.87 ERA, 106 strikeouts, and 28 walks in 118+220 innings pitched with Cedar Rapids and Rancho Cucamonga.

Corbin was traded to the Diamondbacks with Joe Saunders, Rafael Rodro, and Tyler Skaggs for Dan Haren before the trade deadline. Corbin was assigned to the Visalia Rawhide of the California League by the Diamondbacks. In 26 innings with Visalia, Corbin pitched to a 1.38 ERA. When pitching for the Mobile Bay Bears of the Class AA Southern League in 2011, he set a franchise record of 27+13 innings. In 160+1,3 innings pitched, he ended the season with a 9–8 win-loss record and 142 strikeouts. His strikeout total led the Southern League, and Mobile took the league championship, but it wasn't a bad thing.

Corbin was welcomed by the Diamondbacks in 2012, where he pitched to a 0.57 earned run average. In four starts, Corbin began the 2012 season with Mobile, pitching to a 2–0 record and 1.67 ERA in four starts.

The Diamondbacks promoted Corbin to the major leagues on April 30, 2012 to replace Josh Collmenter, who had been pushed to the bullpen. Joe Martinez was traded to the Reno Aces of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League to make room for Corbin on the roster. Corbin won his MLB debut against the Miami Marlins after allowing three runs in 5+2/3 innings. In the victory, Corbin had two sacrifice bunts and scored a run. The Diamondbacks optioned Corbin to Reno on May 22, as Daniel Hudson was expected to return to the Diamondbacks from the disabled list after pitching to a 2-3 record and a 5.27 ERA in five starts. Hudson suffered an elbow injury in June and the Diamondbacks recalled Corbin as a long-server while moving Collmenter into the rotation. Corbin was recalled by the Diamondbacks in July, so he could continue to work as a starting pitcher after they activated Saunders off of the disabled list. On August 1, the Diamondbacks recalled Corbin, displacing Collmenter in the rotation. Corbin pitched to a 6–8 record and a 4.54 ERA in 107 innings with the Diamondbacks.

Corbin's fastball increased 10 pounds (4.5 kg) and hit two miles per hour (3.2 km/h) during the 2012–13 offseason. In 2013, Corbin was one of spring training's first roster members to pitch in the starting rotation. Since he pitched to a 5–0 record and 1.53 ERA in five games, he earned the National League Pitcher of the Month Award for May 2013. Corbin had an 11–1 record with a 2.35 ERA, his third best in the NL at the All-Star break. Corbin was the eighth youngest player to be named an All-Star. Corbin was disqualified from the game's first run in the fourth inning in the 2013 MLB All-Star Game. He had a 3.41 ERA going into the season.

Corbin will debut on Opening Day during spring training in 2014. However, Corbin experienced arm pains after getting off to a spring training session. An MRI revealed damage to his elbow's ulnar collateral ligament. He underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the entire 2014 season. On March 30, Corbin was placed on the 15-day disabled list and later transferred him to the 60-day disabled list in order to open a roster spot for Roger Kieschnick, who was denied waivers.

On July 4, 2015, Corbin returned to the Diamondbacks. He made 16 starts for the Diamondbacks, pitching to a 6-5 record and a 3.60 ERA. For the first time, Corbin and the Diamondbacks have agreed to a $2.5 million salary for the 2016 season. Corbin set a record and a 5.58 ERA in 24 starts, rising to a 7.68 ERA in 2016 for his last nine starts. Corbin was demoted by the Diamondbacks to serve as a relief pitcher. He had a 2.70 ERA in 23+1 innings as a relief pitcher, with 13 innings without allowing a run to end the year.

Corbin and the Diamondbacks also agreed to a $3.95 million salary in 2017. Corbin was called back to the starting rotation. He had a 4.03 ERA in 189+223 innings pitched during the 2017 season, and his ERA in the first three months of the season was 2.90. Corbin did not appear in the Diamondbacks' 2017 National League Division Series, despite the fact that they made it to the 2017 National League Division Series. Corbin would start Game 4, according to Toby Lovullo, the team's manager, but the Diamondbacks were disbanded after Game 3.

Corbin and the Diamondbacks also agreed to a $7.5 million salary for 2018. On Opening Day in 2018, Corbin for the Diamondbacks began. In a complete game shutout, he threw 7+2/3 no-hit innings against the San Francisco Giants on April 17. After pitching to a 6–3 record and a 3.05 ERA in 112 innings, he played in the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Corbin finished the season 11–7 in 200 innings pitched across 33 starts. He had a 3.15 ERA and 246 strikeouts, both career highs. Corbin had the lowest zone percentage of all major league pitchers, with only 34.4% of his pitches being in the strike zone. He became a free agent after the season.

On December 7, 2018, the Washington Nationals announced a six-year contract with Corbin worth $140 million.

Corbin wore number 45 in his start against the Miami Marlins on July 2, 2019, to honor late Tyler Skaggs who died the day before. In 2019, he was 14-7 with a 3.25 ERA (8th in the NL) in 33 starts, in which he knocked out 238 batters in 202.0 innings.

Corbin was the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series, winning the Nationals' first championship in franchise history. Corbin's 13.886 strikeouts per nine innings pitched in the 2019 playoffs was the third highest by a pitcher in a single MLB postseason. Corbin received the 2019 Warren Spahn Award.

Corbin was 2-7 with a 4.66 ERA in 2020. He led the NL in hits allowed (85), and had the highest WHIP of all NL qualified pitchers (1.569).

Corbin had what was up to his worst season in 2021. His ERA of 5.82 was the worst among qualified pitchers, and he led the National League in home runs allowed (37) and major leagues in losses (165) against (.855). He pitched the most home runs per nine innings pitched of all major leaguers at 1.94.

His ERA of 6.31 was the worst among major league starting pitchers, and he led the NL in losses with his 6-19 record, while giving up a major league record of.311.

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