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Robert Corniel (born June 23, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
| Robert Corniel | |
|---|---|
Corniel with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2021 | |
| Guerreros de Oaxaca | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 23, 1995 Tamboril, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 1, 2021, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| NPB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 2–6 |
| Earned run average | 4.04 |
| Strikeouts | 135 |
| Teams | |
On July 16, 2012, Corniel signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent.[1] He spent his first professional season split between the Dominican Summer League Astros and rookie–level Gulf Coast Astros, posting a cumulative 4.50 ERA with 9 strikeouts in 8 innings pitched across 10 appearances.
Corniel missed the 2014 season due to an injury. He returned to action in 2015 with the DSL Astros, recording a 5.27 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 13+2⁄3 innings pitched across 8 games (1 start). He spent the 2016 season with the team as well, appearing in 18 games and posting a 3.00 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched.[2]
Corniel split the 2017 season with the Low–A Tri-City ValleyCats and Single–A Quad Cities River Bandits, registering a cumulative 4.15 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 2 saves in 34+2⁄3 innings pitched across 18 games. In 2018, he pitched in 15 games split between Quad Cities and the High–A Buies Creek Astros, but struggled to a 6.16 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 19 innings of work.[3] On June 15, 2018, Corniel was released by the Astros organization.[4]
On September 29, 2020, Corniel signed with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[5] Corniel made his NPB debut on April 1, 2021. On June 20, Corniel tied Shohei Ohtani for the fastest recorded pitch in NPB history (102.5 mph).[6] The record was later broken on August 13 by Thyago Vieira of the Yomiuri Giants, who recorded a pitch that clocked in at 103.1 mph.[7] In 50 appearances for the team, he posted a 1–2 record and 3.82 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 61+1⁄3 innings pitched.[8] In 2022, Corniel made 12 appearances for the Carp, recording a 3.52 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 15+1⁄3 innings of work.[9]
Corniel pitched in 8 games for the Carp in 2023, logging a 1–4 record and 5.10 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 42+1⁄3 innings pitched. Corniel made 16 appearances for Hiroshima in 2024, recording a 2.65 ERA with 14 strikeouts across 17 innings pitched. On November 25, 2024, the Carp announced they would not bring back Corniel in 2025, making him a free agent.[10]
On January 29, 2025, Corniel signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League.[11]
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