| Daniel Corcino | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Team: | Long Island Ducks |
| Number: | 17 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Azua de Compostela, Azua, Dominican Republic |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | August 26 |
| Debutyear: | 2014 |
| Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Debut2league: | CPBL |
| Debut2date: | October 31 |
| Debut2year: | 2021 |
| Debut2team: | Wei Chuan Dragons |
| Statyear: | 2018 season |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 0–2 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 3.97 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 16 |
| Stat2year: | 2021 season |
| Stat2league: | CPBL |
| Stat21label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat21value: | 1–0 |
| Stat22label: | Earned run average |
| Stat22value: | 0.00 |
| Stat23label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat23value: | 2 |
| Teams: | |
Daniel Corcino (born August 26, 1990) is a Dominican Republic professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Wei Chuan Dragons.
Corcino was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent on January 11, 2008, and began his career in the Dominican Summer League, pitching in 23 games to a 6–2 record and 5.29 ERA in 34 innings. He converted to a starter in 2010, splitting that season between the Single A and Double A levels. 2011 was Corcino's first full season as a starter. He pitched innings with a 3.42 ERA. Prior to the 2012 season, Keith Law of ESPN.com rated Corcino in the top 100 prospects in baseball.[1] On June 17, 2012, Corcino along with Wilkin De La Rosa, threw the first no-hitter in the history of the Reds' Double A team, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.[2] He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.[3] In the 2013 season at Triple A, Corcino threw 129 innings, recording a 5.86 ERA.[4]
Corcino was called up to the Reds for the first time on August 22, 2014.[5] The Reds optioned Corcino back to the Triple–A Louisville Bats on August 28, 2014, two days after he made his Major League debut, throwing a scoreless ninth inning in a 3–0 loss to the Chicago Cubs.[6] He finished the season with a 4.34 ERA in five games. Corcino was designated for assignment by the Reds on April 13, 2015.[7]
Corcino was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 17, 2015[8] and then designated for assignment by them on April 22.[9] He appeared in only three games in the Dodgers system that season, two as a starter, for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers before spending the rest of the season on the disabled list. He returned to Tulsa for 2016 and managed to stay healthy for the entire season. He appeared in 27 games with a 4.04 ERA and 31 strikeouts.[10] Corcino elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.[11]
On December 13, 2016, Corcino signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[12] He was released on April 22, 2017. [13]
On May 9, 2017, Corcino signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[14] He appeared in four games for the Double–A Tulsa Drillers and 14 games for the High–A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. He was assigned to Triple–A Oklahoma City Dodgers for the 2018 season and had his contract purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 9, when he was called back up to the majors.[15] He allowed one earned run in four innings over two games with the Dodgers before returning to the minors. He was designated for assignment on July 4.[16] He remained in the minors the rest of the season, making 19 starts out of 28 total appearances with a 3.41 ERA.[17]
In 2019, Corcino pitched in 24 games (21 starts) for Oklahoma City, recording an 8–8 record and 4.90 ERA with 105 strikeouts.[17] He elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.[18] On January 21, 2020, Corcino re–signed with the Dodgers organization on a minor league contract. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] Corcino was released by the Dodgers organization on June 30, 2020.
On February 16, 2021, Corcino signed with the Mariachis de Guadalajara of the Mexican League.[20] However, on May 29, Corcino agreed to terms on a contract with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[21] He was not re-signed for the 2022 season and became a free agent.
On April 20, 2022, Corcino signed with the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[22] He became a free agent following the season. In 24 starts 121.1 innings he struggled going 6-11 with at 6.53 ERA and 84 strikeouts.
On June 23, 2023, Corcino signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League.[23] In one relief appearance, Corcino allowed 3 earned runs in of an inning. He was released on June 25.[24]
On July 13, 2023, Corcino signed with the Lexington Counter Clocks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[25] In 9 games (8 starts) for Lexington, Corcino logged a 1–5 record and 4.91 ERA with 26 strikeouts across innings pitched.
On April 10, 2024, Corcino signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[26] In 23 games (20 starts) he threw 105.1 innings struggling going 6-9 with a 6.07 ERA with 74 strikeouts and throwing 1 complete game.