Corey Scott Kluber (born April 10, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. He made his MLB debut in 2011 as a member of the Indians. A power pitcher, Kluber achieves high strikeout rates through a two-seam sinker and a breaking ball that variously resembles a slider and a curveball.