Texas Rangers’ starter potato Patrick Corbin was no guarantee of starting in the team’s 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels Wednesday.
Corbin, 35, entered Rangers’ clubhouse on Wednesday with a raised ankle after he was bitten by an insect Monday.
“It was really bad in the morning,” Corbin told journalists on Thursday afternoon. “I wasn’t sure if I should throw.”
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Texas Rangers, starting Pitcher Patrick Corbin, is looking at pitching to the Los Angeles Angels during the second round of a baseball match on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
“He could hardly go when he came in. I don’t know if it was a spider or what,” said Rangers’ manager Bruce Bochy. “A kind of poison came in there. Not sure if it was a spider or what. He was 50/50 about whether he would start or not,” Bochy said via mlb.com.
Corbin received treatment before the game and continued to start. He struck 5 1/3 laps while giving up only one race on five hits and beating six slaughter and getting the victory.
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Texas Rangers, starting Pitcher Patrick Corbin, throws a pitch to Los Angeles Angels during the second round of a baseball match on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Rangers signed Corbin late in spring training as they dealt with damage to their starting rotation. They signed the left -handed jug on March 18.
Corbin is in its 13th MLB season. He spent the first six seasons of his career with Arizona Diamondbacks and made the National League All-Star team twice.
After six seasons of diamondbacks, Corbin spent the next six seasons with Washington Nationals after signing a six-year contract with the team before 2019.
Texas Rangers, starting Pitcher Patrick Corbin, throws a pitch to Los Angeles Angels during the second round of a baseball match on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Corbin was an integral part of the team’s pitching staff during their playoffs in 2019 when Nationals won the World Series over Houston Astros.
Rangers’ (12-7) Next match is against Los Angeles Dodgers (14-6) Friday at. 20.05 one on Friday.
