- Corey Kluber
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Corey Kluber Cleveland Indians — No. 34 Pitcher Born: April 10, 1986
Birmingham, AlabamaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut September 1, 2011 for the Cleveland Indians Career statistics
(through 2011 season)Win-loss record 0–0 Earned run average 8.31 Strikeouts 5 Teams - Cleveland Indians (2011–present)
Corey Scott Kluber (born April 10, 1986 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a right-handed American pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball.[1]
Baseball career
Kluber attended Stetson University.[1] He was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-Atlantic Region Second Team in 2007.[2]
Kluber was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft.[3]
On August 25, 2008, he was named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week.[1] On June 1, 2009, he was named the California League Pitcher of the Week.[1] On July 26, 2010, Kluber was named the Texas League Pitcher of the Week.[1] The Padres traded him to the Indians in late July 2010 in the three team trade between the Padres, Indians, and St. Louis Cardinals that sent Jake Westbrook to the Cardinals and Ryan Ludwick to the Padres.[4] After the 2010 season, he took part in the Indians' Winter Development Program.[5] In 2011, he was placed on the Indians' 40-man roster.[6]
Kluber was called up to the Indians on September 1, 2011.
He relies primarily on a fastball and a slider.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Corey Kluber Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights". mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=446372. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ "Corey Kluber Profile". Padres.scout.com. http://padres.scout.com/a.z?s=315&p=8&c=1&nid=3242474. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ "Corey Kluber Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=kluber001cor. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ a b Anthony Castrovince. "Westbrook to Cards; Ludwick to Padres". mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100731&content_id=12849628&vkey=tradedeadline2010&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&affiliateId=facebook_share. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ "Indians prospects ready for Winter Development Program". mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110112&content_id=16426976&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ "Entire 40-Man Roster Signed For 2011". Cubs.scout.com. March 12, 2011. http://cubs.scout.com/2/1055400.html. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Cleveland Indians current roster Active roster 6 Lou Marson | 7 Matt LaPorta | 9 Jack Hannahan | 12 Ezequiel Carrera | 13 Asdrúbal Cabrera | 16 Jason Donald | 17 Shin-Soo Choo | 22 Jason Kipnis | 23 Michael Brantley | 27 Lonnie Chisenhall | 30 Ubaldo Jiménez | 31 David Huff | 32 Derek Lowe | 34 Corey Kluber | 35 Cord Phelps | 38 Joe Smith | 41 Carlos Santana | 43 Josh Tomlin | 44 Zach Putnam | 45 Josh Judy | 46 Tony Sipp | 47 Shelley Duncan | 48 Travis Hafner | 50 Nick Hagadone | 52 Vinnie Pestano | 53 Rafael Pérez | 54 Chris Perez | 55 Fausto Carmona | 56 Frank Herrmann | 57 Zach McAllister | 58 Jeanmar Gómez | 59 Carlos Carrasco | 61 Kelvin de la Cruz | 63 Justin Masterson | 71 Nick Weglarz | 75 Héctor Rondón | -- Scott Barnes | -- Juan Díaz | -- Thomas Neal | -- Danny Salazar
Coaching Staff Manager 11 Manny Acta | Bench Coach 15 Sandy Alomar, Jr. | 1st Base Coach -- Tom Wiedenbauer | 3rd Base Coach 10 Steve Smith | Hitting Coach 40 Bruce Fields | Pitching Coach 36 Scott Radinsky | Bullpen Coach -- Dave Miller | Bullpen Catcher 64 Armando Camacaro
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Birmingham, Alabama
- Baseball players
- Stetson University alumni
- San Diego Padres (minor league) players
- Cleveland Indians players
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