MLB records Corey Andrew Knebel (born November 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.

He became the Longhorn's closer as a freshman and tied J. Brent Cox and Charlie Thames' school records for saves in a single season with 19.

[3] Knebel was suspended from the Longhorns twice in 2013, once for violating team rules and once for providing a urine sample to help a teammate beat a drug test.

[7] Knebel played for the Class-A West Michigan Whitecaps, the Double-A Erie SeaWolves and the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens before being called up by the Tigers.

[8] On July 23, 2014, the Tigers traded Knebel and Jake Thompson to the Texas Rangers, in exchange for reliever Joakim Soria.

[10] On January 19, 2015, the Rangers traded Knebel, Luis Sardiñas, and Marcos Diplan to the Milwaukee Brewers for Yovani Gallardo.

[14] However, Knebel struggled over his next 3 months with the Brewers, and he was demoted to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on August 24 after compiling a 2–3 record with a 5.08 ERA in 41 appearances.

[15] He was brought back up on September 2,[16] and closed out the regular season in dominant fashion with 16 consecutive scoreless appearances, including 2 wins, 2 saves, and 6 holds.

[25] In 12 appearances split between the rookie–level Arizona Complex League White Sox, High–A Winston-Salem Dash, and Triple–A Charlotte Knights, he accumulated a 5.91 ERA with 12 strikeouts across 10+2⁄3 innings pitched.