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Corey Andrew Knebel is an American professional baseball pitcher, he was born on 26 November 1991. He plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers. Today we will discuss about Corey Knebel: Status| Trade| Fantasy Baseball.

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Knebel was born in Denton, Texas to parents Jeffrey and Melissa Knebel and grew up in Bastrop County, Texas. He attended Bastrop High School where he was a three-year letter winner and a former district MVP. He is a graduate of Georgetown High School, where he moved for his senior season.

Corey Knebel
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 46
Pitcher
Born: November 26, 1991 (age 29)
Denton, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 24, 2014, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through August 10, 2021)
Win–loss record 7–11
Earned run average 3.33
Strikeouts 347
Saves 59
Teams
  • Detroit Tigers (2014)
  • Milwaukee Brewers (2015–2018, 2020)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star (2017)

MLB records

  • 45 consecutive games with a strikeout by a relief pitcher

Status

The Dodgers reinstated Knebel (lat) from the 60-day injured list Tuesday. Los Angeles cleared room for Knebel on the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster by placing Joe Kelly (undisclosed) on the COVID-19-related IL. Knebel, who had been sidelined since late April with a strained lat, was cleared to rejoin the Dodgers after a stellar six-game rehab assignment at Triple-A Oklahoma City in which he permitted one run on four hits and a walk while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings. The Dodgers could immediately turn to Knebel to fill a key setup role in front of closer Kenley Jansen, especially with one of their more trusted late-inning arms in Kelly now on the shelf.

Trade

In a low-risk, high-reward move, the Dodgers acquired reliever Corey Knebel from the Brewers on Wednesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Knebel, who is eligible for salary arbitration after making a prorated portion of his $5.125 million deal in 2020, missed all of the ’19 season following Tommy John surgery that April. Now, after pitching for Milwaukee since ’15, he’s heading to Los Angeles.

Fantasy Baseball

Corey Knebel

Knebel replaced Phil Bickford who worked 1 1/3 innings before getting removed with two outs in the 10th inning. Knebel got Brandon Nimmo to ground out to end the contest and seal the win for LA. The veteran reliever missed nearly four months of action with a lat injury but he should be good to go down the stretch. He owns a 3.38 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 13:4 K/BB ratio over eight innings on the year.

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