Corban Joseph

Corban Reece Joseph (born October 28, 1988) is an American former professional baseball second baseman.

He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, and Pittsburgh Pirates.

[6] He began the 2010 season with the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, where he had a .302 batting average, six home runs and 52 RBIs before he was promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League in August.

[8] After starting the 2013 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the Yankees promoted Joseph on April 30, when they placed Kevin Youkilis on the disabled list.

He split the 2016 season between Bowie and the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, posting a .315/.369/.442 batting line with 8 home runs and 46 RBI.

[15] He spent the year split between the Double-A Harrisburg Senators and the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs, accumulating a .275/.331/.398 batting line with 7 home runs and 40 RBI.

[20] In 14 major league games for Baltimore, Joseph notched 4 hits in 19 plate appearances.

The Oakland Athletics selected Joseph in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft at the 2018 Winter Meetings.

[21] Joseph played for the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.

[22] He hit his first career major league home run on August 15, in a close 7-6 victory, over the visiting Houston Astros.

[28] In 32 games split between the Double-A Harrisburg Senators and Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, he slashed a combined .282/.355/.409 with two home runs and 13 RBI.