Patrick Alan Corbin was born on July 19,1989 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball.
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36 Facts About Patrick Corbin
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Patrick Corbin played college baseball at Mohawk Valley Community College and Chipola College.
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Patrick Corbin made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks in 2012, and was named an All-Star in 2013.
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Patrick Corbin missed the 2014 season due to an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow.
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Patrick Corbin returned to the Diamondbacks in 2015, but struggled, and was removed from the starting rotation in 2016.
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Patrick Corbin was named an All-Star for the second time in his career in 2018 before joining the Washington Nationals for the 2019 season.
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Patrick Corbin's father built a basketball court in his backyard for his children.
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Patrick Corbin played Pop Warner football, basketball in the Catholic Youth Organization, and Little League baseball.
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Patrick Corbin's 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.
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C-NS basketball team, Patrick Corbin broke the school's record for most three-point field goals in a single game.
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Patrick Corbin was named to the All Section Basketball team after completing his senior season.
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Patrick Corbin transferred to Chipola College in Marianna, Florida, a junior college, for his sophomore year, so that he could play baseball throughout the year in the warmer weather.
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At Chipola, Patrick Corbin stopped playing basketball, focusing exclusively on baseball.
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Patrick Corbin was named to the Panhandle Conference's All-Conference first team, and was voted the league's fourth best player.
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Patrick Corbin was the first junior college player selected in the draft.
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Patrick Corbin signed with the Angels, receiving a $450,000 signing bonus, forgoing his commitment to Southern Miss.
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Patrick Corbin pitched for the Orem Owlz of the Rookie-level Pioneer League in 2009, where Kotchman served as his manager.
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Patrick Corbin later related that he attempted to strike out too many batters while pitching for Orem.
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Patrick Corbin altered his approach, as he sought to pitch to contact.
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Patrick Corbin began the 2010 season with the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League.
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Patrick Corbin struck out 70 batters while allowing 78 hits and 20 walks.
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At the trade deadline, Patrick Corbin was traded to the Diamondbacks with Joe Saunders, Rafael Rodriguez, and Tyler Skaggs for Dan Haren.
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Patrick Corbin had two sacrifice bunts and scored a run in the victory.
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Patrick Corbin made the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster out of spring training in 2013, pitching in the starting rotation.
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Patrick Corbin underwent Tommy John surgery, and missed the entire 2014 season.
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Torey Lovullo, the team's manager had decided Patrick Corbin would start Game 4, but the Diamondbacks were eliminated after Game 3.
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Patrick Corbin started for the Diamondbacks on Opening Day in 2018.
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Patrick Corbin had the lowest zone percentage of all major league pitchers, with only 34.
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On July 2,2019, Patrick Corbin chose to wear number 45 in his start against the Miami Marlins to honor the late Tyler Skaggs who died the day before.
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In Game 7 of the 2019 World Series, Patrick Corbin was the winning pitcher, leading to the Nationals' first championship in franchise history.
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In 2021, Patrick Corbin had what was up to that point the worst season of his career.
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Patrick Corbin gave up the most home runs per 9 innings pitched of all major leaguers, at 1.
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Patrick Corbin was friends with former teammate Tyler Skaggs, who died on July 1,2019.
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