Biography - Corey Kluber
Who is Corey Kluber?
Corey Kluber is a baseball pitcher by profession and an American by nationality. He currently plays for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB), and his MLB debut was in 2011.
Corey Kluber – Birth, Parents, Siblings
Corey Kluber’s birth took place on April 10, 1986, in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was born Corey Scott Kluber to parents Jim Kluber and Ellen Kluber. He was raised in Florida with a sibling, a sister whose name is not yet revealed.
Other facts about his siblings and childhood are scarce and yet to be shared.
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Education, Ethnicity
Corey Kluber was educated at Coppell High School and later enrolled at Stetson University.
His ethnicity includes German and Scottish.
Corey Kluber – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce
Corey Kluber married his longtime girlfriend, Amanda Hill, on November 6, 2010. They had met while in college. With his wife, they have welcomed four children - two daughters and two sons.
Their first daughter, Kendall Kluber, was born in 2011, and their second daughter, Kennedy Kluber, was born in 2014. The couple welcomed their third child, son Kamden Kluber, in December 2016, and son Cohen Dean Kluber (born May 29, 2023). There has been no news of divorce surrounding the couple.
Corey Kluber and his wife also run a program with the Cleveland Clinic called Kluber’s Kids, which helps sick children.
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Corey Kluber – Career
Before fame
Kluber started playing baseball very young. Corey Kluber played baseball in high school and continued to do so through the college team Stetson Hatters baseball team. At his university, he was named Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2007 and was also inducted into the Stetson Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
In the 2004 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, Corey Kluber was not selected and only gained attention when he pitched at the World Wood Bat Championships while a student at Stetson University.
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Played for
In the fourth round of the 2007 MLB draft, Corey Kluber was selected by the San Diego Padres and signed with them. In 2008, he played for the Fort Wayne Wizards, and the same year was also named the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week.
In 2009, Corey Kluber played for the Lake Elsinore Storm and was named the California League Pitcher of the Week. On July 31, 2010, the San Diego Padres traded him to the Cleveland Indians. In 2011, he played for the Columbus Clippers, and on September 1, 2011, Kluber made his MBL debut.
On September 22, 2013, he became the first pitcher to strike out 14 batters in consecutive starts. The last such record was of Randy Johnson in 2004. On April 5, 2019, he signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians, which guaranteed a five-year extension with an additional two option years for $38.5 million.
Corey Kluber played against the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.
On May 1, 2019, he broke his right forearm when he was hit by a comebacker in a game against the Miami Marlins.
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Corey Kluber – Awards, Nominations
Kluber has had 5 American League Pitcher of the Month titles, 4 American League Player of the Week titles, one Atlantic Sun Conference Pitcher of the Year, two Cy Young Awards, three Major League Baseball All-Star titles, and a The Sporting News American League Starting Pitcher of the Year title.
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Corey Kluber – Net Worth, Salary
The net worth of Kluber is estimated at around $12 million. The estimates on his annual salary/income have not yet been made public.
Corey Kluber – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
On social media sites Instagram and Twitter, Corey Kluber is followed by over a million followers. He is absent from Facebook.
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