Rangers sign veteran lefty Patrick Corbin to plug gap in injury-thinned starting rotation

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Texas Rangers signed free-agent left-hander Patrick Corbin to a $1.1 million, one-year contract on Tuesday, plugging a durable veteran into their injury-addled starting rotation. Corbin, who’ll enter his 13th major league season, struggled through most of his six-year, $140 million contract with the Washington Nationals, but he’s a two-time All-Star who is the only pitcher in baseball who made 31 or more starts in every full season since 2017. Injuries were an issue for the rotation last year, but the re-signing of Nathan Eovaldi and the return of Jacob deGrom and Tyler Mahle after recoveries from elbow surgeries delayed their 2024 debuts had the 2023 World Series champion Rangers appearing to be in good shape entering spring training. “We also believe that there’s some things we saw in the second half of last year with his performance that indicate he can continue that and be a very serviceable major league starting pitcher, which we need right now.” Corbin had a solid debut season with the Nationals in 2019, when he matched his career high of 14 wins, posted a 3.25 ERA in 33 starts and was the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the World Series.